ST Elevation in a Patient With COVID-19 Infection-Associated Fever: A Case of Brugada Pattern
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic presenting with various cardiovascular manifestations. Although Brugada pattern ST-segment elevation (STE) is well described in patients admitted with febrile illness, the implication of recognizing this abnormality in patients with COVID-19 is critical in providing appropriate care for the patient and also reducing the exposure of healthcare professionals to the risk of infection. We report a patient with COVID-19 infection presenting with STE due to fever-related unmasking of Brugada pattern, who was managed conservatively.
Keywords: brugada pattern; coronavirus infection; covid-19; electrocardiogram; st-segment elevation myocardial infarction (stemi).
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Cureus 12(6): e8722
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ST Elevation in a Patient With COVID-19 Infection-Associated Fever: A Case of Brugada Pattern

Pediatric Cardiology, California Northstate University College of Medicine, Sacramento, USA
Internal Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, USA
Cardiology, Franciscan Heart and Vascular Associates, Tacoma, USA
Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, USA
Corresponding author.
Nasir Shariff moc.liamg@ffirahsrisan
Received 2020 Jun 4; Accepted 2020 Jun 20.
Copyright © 2020, Mahadevaiah et al.
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Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic presenting with various cardiovascular manifestations. Although Brugada pattern ST-segment elevation (STE) is well described in patients admitted with febrile illness, the implication of recognizing this abnormality in patients with COVID-19 is critical in providing appropriate care for the patient and also reducing the exposure of healthcare professionals to the risk of infection. We report a patient with COVID-19 infection presenting with STE due to fever-related unmasking of Brugada pattern, who was managed conservatively.

Keywords: brugada pattern, st-segment elevation myocardial infarction (stemi), coronavirus infection, covid-19, electrocardiogram
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