Journal of Emergency Practice and Trauma

Case report of unusual presentation of COVID-19 in a patient with pulmonary hypertension

Document Type : Case Report

Authors

Mansoor Moazenzadeh
Maryam Aliramezany

Cardiovascular Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

https://doi.org/10.34172/jept.2022.02
Abstract
Objective: COVID-19 has now become a worldwide health problem with many new cases diagnosed every day. people with underlying heart diseases are more likely to get infected and have poor prognosis. Of them, adult patients with congenital heart disease need special attention due to their different symptoms and course of the disease.
Case Presentation: Here, we report the unusual presentation and course of COVID-19 disease with rapid progression of right ventricle failure and pulmonary hypertension in patient who was infected with new SARS-CoV-2 virus. She is a 39-year-old woman, known case of ventricular septal defect and pulmonary hypertension with a history of open-heart surgery at the age of seven that arrived to our clinic due to exacerbation of dyspnea; progressive lower extremity edema and mild ascites from 10-days ago.
Conclusion: Any changes in the condition of adult patients with congenital heart disease in this epidemic should be considered as a potential infection by this virus and the necessary and accurate evaluation should be done

Keywords

Congenital heart disease
Ventricular septal defect
Heart failure
Subjects
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Journal of Emergency Practice and Trauma
Volume 8, Issue 2
July 2022
Pages 152-155

  • Receive Date 11 January 2022
  • Revise Date 17 March 2022
  • Accept Date 03 April 2022

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