Dilemmas in managing acute myocardial infarction during Covid-19 pandemic
Meng-Yun Tsai1, Ing-Kit Lee2, Chia-Te Kung3
1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Abstract:
A 38-year-old man presented to emergency department with dizziness, dyspnea and diarrhea for 5 days. Serum lab data revealed lymphopenia and computed tomography imaging of the chest exhibited multiple ground-glass patches in bilateral lung fields. COVID-19 was suspected and further examination was done. But patient's dyspnea progressed while waiting for the result of COVID-19 examination and respiratory failure with cardiac arrest occurred eventually, acute myocardial infarction was diagnosed then. This article is aimed to discuss the dilemmas in managing acute myocardial infarction during COVID-19 pandemic.
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