Abstract

GARCIA-RUEDA, Jhon Edwar; CAICEDO-BOLANOS, Ana María; GOMEZ-RAMIREZ, Luz Adriana  and  SANCHEZ-MADRID, Jorge Ricardo. Acute pericarditis associated with COVID-19 infection. Iatreia [online]. 2022, vol.35, n.1, pp.74-78.  Epub Apr 28, 2022. ISSN 0121-0793.  https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iatreia.130.

Infection by coronavirus type 2 that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) has been associated with multiple cardiovascular manifestations. The mechanism by which the virus affects the heart is under discussion; however, it has been proposed that the angiotensinconverting enzyme 2 (ACE2) serves as a direct entry point for the virus; likewise, the state of inflammation mediated by cytokine storm can generate multiorgan failure, explaining some cardiac manifestations.

The main associations to the cardiovascular system reported in COVID-19 infection are acute coronary syndrome, acute heart failure, cardiogenic shock and arrhythmias. Acute pericarditis is an inflammatory syndrome of mainly viral etiology, and its relationship to SARS-CoV-2 infection seems infrequent, with few reports in the literature. We present the case of a patient who developed pericarditis, concomitant with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Keywords : COVID-19; Pericarditis; SARS-CoV-2.

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