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Viral Cardiomyopathies Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Amilkar Almanza-Hurtado1, María Cristina Martínez-Ávila2, Tomás Rodríguez-Yánez3
1Gestión Salud IPS, Cartagena, Colombia.
Context:
Since the end of 2019 with the identification of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and the disease it produces, named COVID-19, various manifestations have been described, initially pulmonary due to acute and severe respiratory syndromes, now systemic manifestations have been described.
Case Report:
We report 3 cases of patients with cardiovascular manifestations associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, highlighting the diagnostic approach and variety of presentation, from acute myocardial infarction, myocarditis, heart failure, shock, arrhythmias to sudden death.
Conclusions:
Every day is more frequent to find reports of patients with cardiovascular compromise during COVID-19 affecting the development and prognosis of this disease.
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