Fulminant Myocarditis Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Patient Care Pathways

A 60-year-old woman with a past medical history of asthma presented with fulminant myocarditis 9 days after testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 and 16 days after developing symptoms consistent with COVID-19. Her hospital course was complicated by the need for veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygen...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2022-03, Vol.79 (21), p.2144-2152
Main Authors: Rajpal, Saurabh, Kahwash, Rami, Tong, Matthew S., Paschke, Kelly, Satoskar, Anjali A., Foreman, Beth, Allen, Larry A., Bhave, Nicole M., Gluckman, Ty J., Fuster, Valentin
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Language:English
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The Present and Future
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Summary:A 60-year-old woman with a past medical history of asthma presented with fulminant myocarditis 9 days after testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 and 16 days after developing symptoms consistent with COVID-19. Her hospital course was complicated by the need for veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ventricular arrhythmias, and pseudomonas bacteremia. She ultimately recovered and was discharged to home with normal left ventricular systolic function. Thereafter, she developed symptomatic ventricular tachycardia, for which she received an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and antiarrhythmic drug therapy.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2022.03.346