COVID-19 pandemic triggered in many patients the fear to go to the emergency rooms in order to avoid a possible infection. This phenomenon caused a significant reduction in acute coronary syndrome-related interventional procedures with a subsequent increase in critical hospitalizations and post-infarction mechanical complications. A case series of cardiac ruptures during the COVID-19 lockdown and the surgical treatment of a huge post-ischemic cardiac pseudoaneurysm complicated by a “contained” free wall rupture are presented.
Mechanical complications of myocardial infarction during COVID-19 pandemic: An Italian single-centre experience / Pilato E.; Pinna G.B.; Parisi V.; Manzo R.; Comentale G.. - In: HEART & LUNG. - ISSN 0147-9563. - ELETTRONICO. - 49:6(2020), pp. 779-782. [10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.09.004]
Mechanical complications of myocardial infarction during COVID-19 pandemic: An Italian single-centre experience
Pilato E.;Comentale G.
2020
Abstract
COVID-19 pandemic triggered in many patients the fear to go to the emergency rooms in order to avoid a possible infection. This phenomenon caused a significant reduction in acute coronary syndrome-related interventional procedures with a subsequent increase in critical hospitalizations and post-infarction mechanical complications. A case series of cardiac ruptures during the COVID-19 lockdown and the surgical treatment of a huge post-ischemic cardiac pseudoaneurysm complicated by a “contained” free wall rupture are presented.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
