COVID -19 complicated by Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Myocarditis, and Pulmonary Embolism. A case report

COVID -19 complicated by Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Myocarditis, and Pulmonary Embolism. A case report

A 49-year-old female Qatari woman, with no past medical history, presented at a hospital complaining of a history of cough and shortness of breath. The patient tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome (ARDS) and COVID-19. Subsequently, her course of treatment was complicated by severe a...

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Main Authors: Bulbul Rajai F., Suwaidi Jassim Al, Al-Hijji Mohammed, Tamimi Hassan Al, Fawzi Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2021-05-01
Series:The Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Subjects:
covid-19
sars-cov-2
myocarditis
cardiac injury
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ards)
cardiogenic shock
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2020-0041
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Summary:A 49-year-old female Qatari woman, with no past medical history, presented at a hospital complaining of a history of cough and shortness of breath. The patient tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome (ARDS) and COVID-19. Subsequently, her course of treatment was complicated by severe acute respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary embolism and severe myocarditis requiring treatment with venous-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to complete recovery.
ISSN:2393-1817

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