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<p>A 49-year-old female Qatari woman, with no past medical history, presented at a hospital complaining of a history of cough and shortness of breath. The patient tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome (ARDS) and COVID-19. Subsequently, her course of treatment was complicated by severe acute respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary embolism and severe myocarditis requiring treatment with venous-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to complete recovery.</p></abstract>

A 49-year-old female Qatari woman, with no past medical history, presented at a hospital complaining of a history of cough and shortness of breath. The patient tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome (ARDS) and COVID-19. Subsequently, her course of treatment was complicated by severe acute respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary embolism and severe myocarditis requiring treatment with venous-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to complete recovery.

COVID -19 complicated by Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Myocarditis, and Pulmonary Embolism. A case report

The Journal of Critical Care Medicine

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A 49-year-old female Qatari woman, with no past medical history, presented at a hospital complaining of a history of cough and shortness of breath. The patient...

COVID -19 complicated by Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Myocarditis, and Pulmonary Embolism. A case report

Article Category: Case Report

Published Online: May 12, 2021

Page range: 123 - 129

Received: Jul 29, 2020

Accepted: Oct 30, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2020-0041

Keywords
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, myocarditis, cardiac injury, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), cardiogenic shock

© 2021 Rajai F. Bulbul, Jassim Al Suwaidi, Mohammed Al-Hijji, Hassan Al Tamimi, Ibrahim Fawzi, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

COVID -19 complicated by Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Myocarditis, and Pulmonary Embolism. A case report

Article Category: Case Report

Published Online: May 12, 2021

Page range: 123 - 129

Received: Jul 29, 2020

Accepted: Oct 30, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2020-0041

KeywordsCOVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, myocarditis, cardiac injury, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), cardiogenic shock

© 2021 Rajai F. Bulbul, Jassim Al Suwaidi, Mohammed Al-Hijji, Hassan Al Tamimi, Ibrahim Fawzi, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, myocarditis, cardiac injury, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), cardiogenic shock