Transient ST Segment Elevation in Two Patients with COVID-19 and a Normal Transthoracic Echocardiogram

  • Talal Asif John H Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Zafar Ali University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12890/2020_001672

Keywords

ST segment elevation, COVID-19

Abstract

We continue to learn about cardiac involvement in patients with COVID-19. These patients can develop acute coronary syndrome and severe myocarditis with a reduced ejection fraction. We describe two critically ill COVID-19 patients who developed ST elevation that resolved on repeat ECG without any intervention.

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    • Published: 2020-04-23

    Issue: Vol 7 No 5 (view)

    Section: Articles

    How to cite:
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    Asif T, Ali Z. Transient ST Segment Elevation in Two Patients with COVID-19 and a Normal Transthoracic Echocardiogram. EJCRIM 2020;7 doi:10.12890/2020_001672.