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16.08.2022 | COVID-19 | Images that Teach
Coronary microvascular dysfunction and COVID-19: implications for long COVID patients
verfasst von:
Maan Malahfji, MD, Valentina Crudo, MD, Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed, MD, MPH, Mujtaba Saeed, MD, Jean Michel Saad, MD, William A. Zoghbi, MD, Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, MD, MSc
Erschienen in:
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
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Ausgabe 5/2023
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Excerpt
Many individuals develop persistent symptoms after recovering from Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), termed long COVID. We report the first case of a long COVID patient with new exertional chest pain and dyspnea after recovering from COVID-19. Evaluation culminated in a diagnosis of coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) on Positron Emission Tomography (PET), raising the possibility of CMD as an etiologic factor in long COVID syndrome. …