A tricky case of cardiogenic shock: Diagnostic challenges in the COVID-19 era.

Vasileios SachpekidisChris AdamopoulosAntonios DatsiosLampros MosialosNikolaos StamatiadisChristos GogosVasileios PoulianitisOthonas GalanosSofia StratilatiIoannis StyliadisPetros Nihoyannopoulos

Published in: Clinical case reports (2020)

Myocardial wall rupture should be considered in patients presenting with hypotension and STEMI especially of delayed onset. Diagnosing this entity in the COVID-19 era can be challenging-handheld echocardiography may aid toward this end.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
left ventricular
computed tomography
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
st elevation myocardial infarction
atrial fibrillation