Ventricular Septal Rupture and Cardiogenic Shock Complicating STEMI during COVID-19 Pandemic: An Old Foe Re-Emerges

The incidence of mechanical complications secondary to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has declined significantly in the past few decades due to advances in early reperfusion with primary percutaneous intervention (PCI) strategy.1 Despite a decline in the number of hospitalizations for acute coronary syndromes in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic 2, the incidence of mechanical complications has risen.3 This is most likely due to delay in revascularization, which is an established risk factor for development of mechanical complications following AMI.

Source: Heart and Lung - December 22, 2020 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Hooman Bakhshi, Raghav Gattani, Emmanuel Ekanem, Ramesh Singh, Mehul Desai, Alan M. Speir, Shashank S. Sinha, Matthew W. Sherwood, Behnam Tehrani, Wayne Batchelor Source Type: research