Open AccessA tricky case of cardiogenic shock: Diagnostic challenges in the COVID‐19 era
Author(s) -
Sachpekidis Vasileios,
Adamopoulos Chris,
Datsios Antonios,
Mosialos Lampros,
Stamatiadis Nikolaos,
Gogos Christos,
Poulianitis Vasileios,
Galanos Othonas,
Stratilati Sofia,
Styliadis Ioannis,
Nihoyannopoulos Petros
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3546
Subject(s) - cardiogenic shock , medicine , covid-19 , shock (circulatory) , cardiology , intensive care medicine , myocardial infarction , pathology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
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.