Open AccessCOVID-19 Pneumonia Precipitating Acute Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction With Large Left Ventricular Apical Thrombus
Author(s) -
Savio John,
Sudhanva Hegde,
Syed Afroze Hussain,
Inna Bukharovich,
Suzette Graham-Hill,
Mary Mallappallil,
Ronald P. Pedalino
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of medical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1923-4163
pISSN - 1923-4155
DOI - 10.14740/jmc3687
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , thrombus , cardiology , covid-19 , pneumonia , chest pain , anterior wall , left ventricular thrombus , electrocardiography in myocardial infarction , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Initial reports suggest an increased thrombotic risk in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We present a case of COVID-19 pneumonia that precipitated chest pain, an acute anterior wall ST-elevation myocardial infarction on the fifth day of hospitalization resulting in large left ventricular apical thrombus.