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Case Reports
. 2021 Mar 12:10:2048004020974238.
doi: 10.1177/2048004020974238. eCollection 2021 Jan-Dec.

An indirect effect of covid-19 on the heart: A case report

Özge Özden Tok  1 , Konstantinos Papadopoulos  2 , Yasin Çakıllı  1 , Gülsüm Bingöl  1 , Ömer Göktekin  1 , Ignatios Ikonomidis  3
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An indirect effect of covid-19 on the heart: A case report

Özge Özden Tok et al. JRSM Cardiovasc Dis. .

Abstract

Covid-19 virus has been recognized to develop major cardiac complications. The indirect effect of the virus though, in terms of fear for hospital admissions, constitutes a greater threat. In this case we present a 69-year old male patient who suffered from a myocardial infarction that has not been given the proper attention due to the fear of in-hospital contact with covid patients. The result was the delayed revascularization and eventually the development of heart failure. This case presents the full range of covid-19 affection to the heart and raises the public awareness for not underestimating symptoms suggesting life-threatening conditions.

Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; case report; covid-19; heart failure.

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Declaration of conflicting interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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ECG showing sinus rhythm and anteroseptal pathologic q waves.
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Transthoracic echocardiography, 5-chamber view showing LV dilatation with 2 apical thrombus formation.
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