Open AccessReactivation cytomegalovirus leading to acute myocardial infarction—A first reported case in an immunocompetent patient
Author(s) -
Yousaf Zohaib,
Albaz Nadeen,
Abdelmajid Alaaedin A.,
Sabobeh Taher,
Elzouki AbdelNaser
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/ccr3.3914
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , cytomegalovirus , intensive care medicine , cytomegalovirus infection , cytomegalovirus infections , cardiology , human cytomegalovirus , immunology , viral disease , herpesviridae , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virus
Reactivation of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in immunocompetent patients may lead to increase morbidity and mortality. A clinical suspicion allows timely diagnosis, treatment, and favorable outcome. In a subject without apparent risk factors for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), CMV can be a possibility.