ST-elevation myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism in a patient with COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome

The clinical course of an 82-year-old patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to SARS-CoV-2 infection was complicated by concomitant ST-elevation myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism. An 82-year-old man was diagnosed with COVID-19 following a positive test for SARS-CoV-2 in the presence of symptoms of fever and mild dyspnoea. Following self-isolation at home for 1 week, the patient was hospitalized due to severe respiratory distress. Physical examination revealed a body temperature of 39.0°C, blood pressure of 152/113 mmHg, heart rate of 160 b.p.m., and an oxygen saturation of 78% on 10 L of oxygen. Laboratory ...