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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
卷 43, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.10.028
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Myocardial infarction; Mitral regurgitation; Cardiogenic shock; Mechanical complications; Covid-19
Reduction in STEMI patients during the COVID-19 crisis may be attributed to fears of infection, leading to delays in treatment and potential development of mechanical complications. Early identification and treatment of these mechanical complications are crucial for patient optimization and recovery.
The reduction in patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) during the COVID19 crisis could have resulted from fears about developing COVID-19 infection in hospital. Patients who delay presenting with STEMI are more likely to develop mechanical complications, including acute ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR). We present a 69-year-old women with an inferior STEMI and cardiogenic shock due to acute ischemic MR who delayed presenting to hospital due to the fear of COVID-19. Early identification of this mechanical complication using transthoracic echocardiography in the Emergency Department enabled the team to target her optimisation. Ultimately these patients require urgent surgery to repair the mitral valve and revascularize the myocardium but they are often too unwell to undergo surgery and even when it is feasible the outcomes are poor. (C) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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