Introduction Throughout the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, there have been reports of infection leading to acute myocardial injury, causing worse clinical outcomes. The manifestations can include troponin elevation, imaging exam abnormalities and electrocardiographic changes. Accordingly, ST-segment elevation (STE) acute myocardial injury has been observed in some patients. However, despite the electrocardiogram (ECG) ischemic changes, complementary exams may not show any obstruction, excluding coronary occlusion as the cause of the injury. […]

Introduction Beginning on December 31, 2019, in China, the coronavirus (Sars-Cov-2) has been the target of studies in the most diverse medical fields, with cardiology as one of the major pillars of evolution. Chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease dramatically increase the negative outcome of infected patients. According to data from the American College of Cardiology (ACC), in this profile of the general population, hospitalization levels resulting from COVID-19 hit 50% […]