Coronary aneurysms, myocardial dysfunction, and shock in a COVID-19 child, role of ECMO, immunomodulation, and cardiac CT

Journal article

AbstractCoronary artery aneurysms in children were observed as a rare complication associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This case report describes the severe end of the spectrum of the new multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a 12-year-old child with coronary aneurysms, myocardial dysfunction, and shock, managed successfully with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support and immunomodulation therapy. This report also highlights the additional benefits of cardiac CT in the diagnosis and follow-up of coronary aneurysms.

Authors: Mustafa, MR; Carter, MJ; Wong, J; Bell, A; Salih, C

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Journal: Cardiology in the Young
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 1043-1047
• Publication date: 2021-01-28
• DOI: 10.1017/s1047951121000147
• EISSN: 1467-1107
• ISSN: 1047-9511
• Language: English
• Keywords: Pathology; Heart failure; Acute coronary syndrome; Complication; Shock (circulatory); Artery; Kawasaki disease; Myocardial infarction; Cardiogenic shock; 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak; Disease; Cardiac dysfunction; Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); Internal medicine; Cardiology; Coronary artery disease; Medicine; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation