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Covid-19-Associated Myocarditis: Screening For Early Diagnosis, Yousuf Khan, Salmman Ahmed, Samuel John Wlasowicz, Ronald G. Lott Iii, Xavier C. Zonna
Covid-19-Associated Myocarditis: Screening For Early Diagnosis, Yousuf Khan, Salmman Ahmed, Samuel John Wlasowicz, Ronald G. Lott Iii, Xavier C. Zonna
Advances in Clinical Medical Research and Healthcare Delivery
The SARS-CoV-2 virus (causing COVID-19), has infected about 770 million people, and caused the death of about 6.9 million people worldwide in the span of three years (John Hopkins Resource Center). Common symptoms of a patient infected with the virus include shortness of breath, fever, chills, fatigue, loss of taste or smell, and muscle aches. However, recent studies have also shown a prevalence of patients presenting with cardiac inflammation (endocarditis, myocarditis or pericarditis) as a potential comorbidity, both during the infectious stage as well as after the infection has subsided. A pattern of specific clinical markers may be indicative of …
Elevated Troponin In Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Kaycee Umeoji, Uma Yoganathan, Ann A. Palathingal
Elevated Troponin In Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Kaycee Umeoji, Uma Yoganathan, Ann A. Palathingal
Advances in Clinical Medical Research and Healthcare Delivery
Troponin, a known marker for cardiac damage, also plays a role in predicting mortality and morbidity in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Elevated troponin levels have been noted in patients with ICH and studies have shown that such patients are more likely to experience adverse outcomes. The mechanism behind this is suggested to be the release of sympathetic hormones causing myocardial injury. The first differential that often comes to mind when a physician sees an elevated troponin level is a myocardial infarction (MI). In this paper, we present a case of a 54-year-old female who presented to the ED with …