Fear of contagion by COVID-19 and myocardial infarction: possible connection in times of pandemic

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In March 2020, there were 118000 cases of COVID-19 in 114 countries, and more than 4000 deaths from this disease; at that time, the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic. Although respiratory symptoms are clinically prevalent in the clinical manifestations of COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 infection may also be responsible for the presence of cardiovascular disorders. On a global scale, there has been a significant decrease in seeking for medical attention by patients, over COVID-19-nonrelated disorders, due to the concern of acquiring the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the hospital environment. In order to draw attention to the importance of the timely search for medical assistance in patients with cardiovascular symptoms in times of such a pandemic, the following case is presented, which is the first to address this issue in Cuba.

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2020-07-11

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Pérez Fernández GA, Bayramova Rubail L, Rzayeva A, Hernández Carballo JF, Fonseca Gómez C, Betancourt Nápoles R. Fear of contagion by COVID-19 and myocardial infarction: possible connection in times of pandemic. CorSalud [Internet]. 2020 Jul. 11 [cited 2025 Aug. 22];12(3):348-54. Available from: https://revcorsalud.sld.cu/index.php/cors/article/view/671

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Vol. 12 No. 3 (2020)

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CASE REPORTS

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