Three patients with acute myocardial infarction experienced severe complications, including cardiogenic shock and systemic embolization, due to delayed medical care seeking driven by fear of COVID-19.
Case Report (n=3)
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Highlights the unintended consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic where fear of infection leads to medical care avoidance and poor outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome.
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an enormous strain on healthcare systems and society on a global scale. We report a new phenomenon of medical care avoidance among patients with acute coronary syndrome, which is due to concerns about contracting severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection during hospital stay, ultimately leading to dire clinical outcomes. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)
Moroni et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Myocardial Infarction (n=3). Medical care avoidance was evaluated on Clinical complications of late-presentation MI. Three patients with acute myocardial infarction experienced severe complications, including cardiogenic shock and systemic embolization, due to delayed medical care seeking driven by fear of COVID-19.