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SUBMITTER: Rivero F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7436676 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 20200801 5
Myocardial injury is frequently detected in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. However, up to one-third of COVID-19 patients showing ST-segment elevation on the electrocardiogram have angiographically normal coronary arteries. We present a case of an acute coronary syndrome due to a coronary spasm in a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) patient. This pathophysiological mechanism was clearly demonstrated by intracoronary imaging techniques (optical coherence t ...[more]