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Case Reports
A Case of Hemolytic Anemia With Acute Myocarditis and Cardiogenic Shock: A Rare Presentation of COVID-19.
- Ravi Singhavi, Kamal Sharma, Hardik D Desai, Rahul Patel, and Dhigishaba Jadeja.
- Cardiology, Krishna Shalby Hospital, Ahmedabad, IND.
- Cureus. 2020 Sep 25; 12 (9): e10657.
AbstractCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases are on the rise globally, and mortality- and survival-related data are emerging every day. In addition, upcoming reports are suggestive of increased risk of cardiac ailments in high-risk patients. In the context of cardiac involvement, acute myocarditis has become one of the unexplored areas in COVID-19 patients, which could influence the long-term outcomes. In this report, we present a rare case that warrants further study on the subject due to the paucity of data in the literature. To date, no case of severe hemolytic anemias with stress cardiomyopathy/acute myocarditis in a patient of COVID-19 has been formally reported in the literature. The bedside echocardiogram had shown a possibility of acute myocarditis. The patient's marked left ventricular (LV) functional recovery without coronary intervention further corroborates the same. Clinicians should be aware of the diversity of cardiovascular/hematological complications, as well as focused cardiac ultrasound study and the importance of echocardiography as a good screening modality for cardiovascular and hematological complications of COVID-19 infection.Copyright © 2020, Singhavi et al.
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