Myocardial injury in COVID-19: The role of coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA)

A 48-year-old-female was diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection by reverse-transcriptase-polymerase-chain-reaction. One day later, she experienced an episode of acute typical chest pain and was transferred to our hospital due to elevated cardiac enzymes (high-sensitivity Troponin-T: 542,6 ng/l (reference upper level (RUL): 14 ng/l) and creatine kinase (CK): 226 U/l (RUL: 170 U/l). Electrocardiogram showed intermittent negative T-waves in inferior leads (II, III, aVF, V4 and V5) matching with inferior wall motion abnormalities in transthoracic echocardiography, leading to the diagnosis of non ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Case report Source Type: research