Article ; Online: Insights for increased risk of failed fibrinolytic therapy and stent thrombosis associated with COVID-19 in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients.
2020 Volume 97, Issue 2, Page(s) E241–E243
Abstract: Important health resources are dedicated worldwide to the management of COVID-19. This new disease, due to its large diffusion, may significantly hamper the prognosis of other pathologies, such as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) ... ...
Abstract | Important health resources are dedicated worldwide to the management of COVID-19. This new disease, due to its large diffusion, may significantly hamper the prognosis of other pathologies, such as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) because of (a) a possible direct negative impact and (b) shortage of first response medical resources and increased delays to reperfusion. We report the case of a 68-year-old man admitted for anterior STEMI and asymptomatic COVID-19. Due to extended transportation delays to a cathlab, he received intravenous fibrinolytic therapy, which failed. Reperfusion was achieved with rescue coronary angioplasty, but the patient experienced two episodes of acute stent thrombosis at 2- and 36-hr following admission and despite optimal medical therapy. He finally died because of cardiogenic shock. This raises concerns about a possible increase in platelet aggregability associated with COVID-19 leading to an increased risk of stent thrombosis, particularly in the context of STEMI. This pleads for the promotion of primary coronary angioplasty as the first-choice revascularization technique in this population and the use of new generation P2Y12 inhibitors. In addition, the use of GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors may be considered in every STEMI patient with COVID-19 to prevent the risk of acute stent thrombosis. |
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MeSH term(s) | Aged ; COVID-19/complications ; COVID-19/diagnosis ; COVID-19/therapy ; Coronary Thrombosis/diagnosis ; Coronary Thrombosis/etiology ; Coronary Thrombosis/therapy ; Fibrinolytic Agents/therapeutic use ; Graft Occlusion, Vascular/diagnosis ; Graft Occlusion, Vascular/etiology ; Graft Occlusion, Vascular/therapy ; Humans ; Male ; ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction/complications ; ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction/diagnosis ; ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction/therapy ; Stents/adverse effects ; Thrombolytic Therapy ; Treatment Failure |
Chemical Substances | Fibrinolytic Agents |
Keywords | covid19 |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2020-04-30 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Case Reports ; Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 1459995-8 |
ISSN | 1522-726X ; 1522-1946 |
ISSN (online) | 1522-726X |
ISSN | 1522-1946 |
DOI | 10.1002/ccd.28948 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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