Cardiac tamponade as a cause of cardiac arrest in severe COVID-19 pneumonia

Descriptive studies of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection show that in addition to cardiovascular disease as a predisposing factor, the infection itself seems to trigger acute myocardial injury.1 Previous studies on MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV, with a similar pathogenic mechanism, already describe the development of myocardial damage in an infected patient and the complexity of managing them.

Source: Resuscitation - July 19, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Juan Carlos Ruiz-Rodr íguez, Luis Chiscano Camón, Daniel Ruiz, Judit Sacanell Lacasa, Eduard Argudo Serra, Francesc Xavier Nuvials Casals, Ricard Ferrer Source Type: research