Undiagnosed SARS-CoV-2 infection and outcome in patients with acute MI and no COVID-19 symptoms.

Zubair AkhtarFahmida ChowdhuryMohammad Abdul AleemProbir Kumar GhoshMahmudur RahmanMustafizur RahmanMohammad Enayet HossainMariya Kibtiya SumiyaA K M Monwarul IslamMir Jamal UddinC Raina MacIntyreSara CajanderOle Fröbert

Published in: Open heart (2021)

We found a substantial rate of occult SARS-CoV-2 infection in the studied cohort, suggesting SARS-CoV-2 may precipitate MI. Asymptomatic patients with COVID-19 admitted with MI may contribute to disease transmission and warrants widespread testing of hospital admissions.

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