Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) complicated with acute myocardial infarction: etiology and nursing experience of three case reports

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an acute infectious disease, which is characterized by influenza, fever, cough and dyspnea. Up to now, the pathogenic mechanism and radical cure treatment for COVID-19 are still unknown. However, COVID-19 could lead to pneumonia, multiple organ failure and even death with disease development. During the period of February 10 and March 26, 2020, we admitted and treated three COVID-19 patients complicated with acute myocardial infarction. As we all know, acute myocardial infarction is a kind of disease that induces myocardial ischemia necrosis and leads to high mortality. Through the three COVID-19 patients complicated with acute myocardial infarction, we have strengthened our nursing experience. Thus, we wish to share our nursing experience with these cases by analyzing the etiology of three patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) complicated with acute myocardial infarction in this paper. First, we retrospectively analyzed the clinical data, including patient complaints, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis, of three patients with COVID-19 complicated with acute myocardial infarction admitted to Ward II, Department of Infectious Diseases III, Huoshenshan Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, between February 10 and March 26, 2020. Then, we searched for relevant literature, analyzed etiology, and summarized the nursing measures taken. For COVID-19 patients with a high risk of acute myocardial infarction, nurses should stay vigilant, closely monitor any change in condition, and implement early measures to maintain vital signs and enable timely visits with specialists. Finally, we importantly found that these nursing measures are keys to managing the patient's condition, improving patient outcomes, and increasing the chance of treatment success.