PCR Spotlight: STEMI management in the context of Covid-19: Diagnosis
Ischemic symptoms are not different to COVID-19 related chest pain and dyspnea
Interventional Cardiologists Andreas Baumbach, London, UK, Giulio Stefanini, Milan, Italy, discuss diagnosis during the Covid-19 crisis
Take-home messages:
- Symptoms: ischemic symptoms are not different to Covid-19 related chest pain and dyspnea
- ECG: ischemic looking ECG is frequent
- Troponin: mild troponin rise frequent, marked elevation is seen in critically ill patients
- Echo: can be helpful but difficult
- Thrombolysis: can be considered in typical MI with delays to PCI
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This video was recorded on 16 April 2020.
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