Myocardial fibrosis after COVID-19 infection and severe sinus arrest episodes in an asymptomatic patient with mild sleep apnea syndrome: A case report and review of the literature

Christos E Lampropoulos; Sophie Mavrogeni; Agisilaos Dervas; Efstathios Manios; Sofia Chatzidou; Christos Kontogiannis; Sotiria Spiliopoulou; Stamatoula Melliou; Emmanouela Kalogianni; Ioanna Papaioannou

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101366

Myocardial fibrosis after COVID-19 infection and severe sinus arrest episodes in an asymptomatic patient with mild sleep apnea syndrome: A case report and review of the literature

Respir Med Case Rep. 2021:32:101366. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101366. Epub 2021 Feb 17.

Affiliations

¹ Emergency Department, "Alexandra" General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
² Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
³ Pulmonologist - Somnologist, Sleep Laboratory Department, Henry Dunant Hospital Center, Athens, Greece.
⁴ Department of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, "Alexandra General Hospital", Athens, Greece.

Abstract

COVID-19 infection is a new disease mainly affecting the respiratory system but is also accompanied by many extra-pulmonary manifestations. A case of a 47-year old male with unique myocardial fibrosis after COVID-19 infection involving the left ventricular wall, intraventricular septum and almost complete damage of interatrial septum, in combination with asymptomatic severe sinus arrest episodes related to mild obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is described here.

Keywords: COVID-19 infection; Myocardial fibrosis; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Sinus arrest.

Publication types

Case Reports