A tricky case of cardiogenic shock: Diagnostic challenges in the COVID ‐19 era

Myocardial wall rupture should be considered in patients presenting with hypotension and STEMI especially of delayed onset. Diagnosing this entity in the COVID ‐19 era can be challenging—handheld echocardiography may aid toward this end. AbstractMyocardial wall rupture should be considered in patients presenting with hypotension and STEMI especially of delayed onset. Diagnosing this entity in the COVID ‐19 era can be challenging—handheld echocardiography may aid toward this end.

Source: Clinical Case Reports - November 20, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Vasileios Sachpekidis, Chris Adamopoulos, Antonios Datsios, Lampros Mosialos, Nikolaos Stamatiadis, Christos Gogos, Vasileios Poulianitis, Othonas Galanos, Sofia Stratilati, Ioannis Styliadis, Petros Nihoyannopoulos Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research