Delayed presentation of acute coronary syndrome with mechanical complication during COVID-19 pandemic: a case report.
Joo Hor TanJieli TongHee Hwa HoPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2020)
Our index case demonstrates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health seeking behaviour due to fears of contracting COVID-19 and the ensuing impact of delayed medical intervention. Cardiologists worldwide are seeing an alarming rate of rare complications of AMI in patients who present late. Physicians need to be aware of this phenomenon and have an active role to play in public education.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- acute coronary syndrome
- mental health
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- randomized controlled trial
- acute myocardial infarction
- primary care
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- public health
- risk factors
- antiplatelet therapy
- health information
- case report
- emergency department
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- social media
- climate change
- risk assessment
- atrial fibrillation
- drug induced