Sudden cardiac arrest in COVID-19 young patient: A Case Report

authors:

avatar Nilofar Massoudi ORCID 1 , * , avatar Mahshid Soleimanzadeh 2

Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Clinical Research Development Center at Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Resident of Anesthesia, Anesthesiology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranTel/Fax: (+98) 21-22360635

how to cite: Massoudi N, Soleimanzadeh M. Sudden cardiac arrest in COVID-19 young patient: A Case Report. J Cell Mol Anesth. 2020;5(2):e149618. https://doi.org/10.22037/jcma.v5i2.30048.

Abstract

Following the outbreak of COVID-19 since December 2019 many reports have been published to conclude different presentations of this new infection. This report contains a summary of a young patient with a history of methadone intake, which experienced a cardiopulmonary arrest while he was preparing to take a lung Computerized Tomography (CT) scan in an outpatient setting. After a successful Cardio-Pulmonary Recovery in the CT scan room he was admitted in Intensive Care Unit. He had a prolonged QTc interval in Electrocardiograph and bilateral pulmonary involvement in Chest X-Ray.