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Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis

ISSN: 2329-9517

Open Access

Patrizia Presbitero

Humanitas Research Hospital, Clinical and Interventional Cardiology Department, Rozzano, Milan, Italy

Publications
  • Short Communication   
    What about STEMI in COVID-19 Women?
    Author(s): Patrizia Presbitero*, Carla Lucarelli, Marco Mennuni and Emanuela Piccaluga

    There is no doubt that in the last 2 months during COVID-19 pandemic a smaller number of ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) and Stroke arrived to cardiological and neurological departments. The pathophysiology of STEMI in COVID-19 women is not fully understood; it could be thrombus recanalization, catecholamine storm or Type 2 Myocardial infarction in case of severe respiratory distress or direct myocardial damage (viral myocarditis). Because most of them have normal coronary arteries an invasive strategy with coronary angiography is important to rule out atherosclerotic severe coronary disease... Read More»
    DOI: 10.37421/jcdd.2020.8.407

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