Zhejiang this couple a heart attack, a viral myocarditis! Doctors: 1-3 weeks of this symptom, do not self-medication

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Wang Jun (a pseudonym) and his wife Wu Li, since the new coronavirus attack, the two in December 28 synchronized fever, I thought that with the fever receded after the symptoms will slowly ease, but did not expect the gradual emergence of unusual symptoms after 1 week – husband myocardial infarction, wife viral myocarditis!

A week after the fever subsided chest tightness, the wife was also “infected”?

A myocardial infarction, a viral myocarditis

“I started to get chest tightness about 1 week after my fever subsided, a little more pronounced when I walked fast, and sometimes I would sweat with shortness of breath, but I got better after I stopped to rest for a while,” Wang Jun recalled, “My wife has been coughing after Yang, and then she was also ‘infected’ by me. The problem of chest tightness and shortness of breath.”

The couple was so scared that they went to the hospital’s emergency department for a checkup, not realizing that there was a problem, and the couple didn’t have the same problem.

The couple went to the hospital for a checkup

Wang Jun and his lover together in the hospital did myocardial markers, electrocardiogram, chest CT and other tests, were diagnosed as myocardial injury to be investigated.

Considering the possibility of myocarditis, they were hospitalized in the cardiovascular medicine department of the hospital. After a series of tests, Wu Li was diagnosed with viral myocarditis, while Wang Jun was not suffering from myocarditis but from myocardial infarction, in which two of the heart’s blood vessels were severely stenosed.

The two similar symptoms and disease processes were different heart problems, and the treatment was completely different.

After the hospitalization, a detailed consultation revealed the traces of the disease. 46-year-old Wang Jun has been a smoker since he was young for more than 20 years, and his physical examination showed that he also had high blood pressure and high blood lipids, but he usually did not go to the hospital for any discomfort, so he laid the root of this “bad luck” heart attack.

After being diagnosed and receiving appropriate and timely treatment, both husband and wife are currently in the process of recovery and are expected to be discharged from the hospital.

The heart palpitations become more chest tightness, not always myocarditis

The actual symptoms, do not take drugs at will

The newest fever is just after the peak of the new crown infection, and there are more patients with chest tightness and palpitations after the infection, but not every patient is suffering from myocarditis.

Columbo said, “One thousand new crown positive patients will have 2 to 4 patients will suffer from acute myocarditis, typical viral myocarditis will first appear upper respiratory tract infection or intestinal infection symptoms, manifested as fever, body aches, sore throat, lethargy, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms, followed by chest tightness, palpitations, dyspnea, body swelling, fainting in about 1-3 weeks and other symptoms still need to promptly seek medical examination. If once the symptoms of unconsciousness, wet and cold extremities, oliguria, etc., it may be explosive myocarditis, high mortality rate, need to immediately seek medical help.” Ms. Wu was diagnosed with viral myocarditis, but Mr. Wang was the one who had myocardial infarction.

“The typical symptoms of acute myocardial infarction are persistent severe pain in the precordial region or behind the sternum, accompanied by sweating, or in some cases, the pain may not be obvious and there is only chest tightness and shortness of breath. For example, Mr. Wang’s symptoms are less typical chest tightness, and the final diagnosis has to be confirmed by coronary angiography or coronary CTA, as well as cardiac MRI.”

Remind the general public to note that

1, after the new crown 1-3 weeks, such as chest tightness, palpitations, dyspnea, swelling, syncope and other symptoms need to promptly consult a doctor for further investigation, do not self-judgment arbitrary medication, whether it is myocarditis or myocardial infarction, once diagnosed are required to actively treat, do not take it lightly.

2、After Yang Kang, it is recommended that rest should be the main focus within two weeks, and sports are not recommended to ensure that the body has sufficient recovery time, after which the resumption of sports should start from low intensity and gradually increase the intensity according to the body’s response, and monitor the changes in heart rate, pulse rate, blood oxygen and other indicators during the exercise.