Meeting
Abstract Number: 144
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19), primarily a respiratory virus, can affect multiple organs, including the heart. Cardiac complications can affect 20-30% of COVID-19 patients and lead to worse morbidity and mortality. Cardiovascular complications can include myocarditis, acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and arrhythmias Myocarditis is a well-known complication among COVID-19 infections, with limited large-scale studies evaluating outcomes […]
Abstract Number: 479
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 32 year old previously healthy male presented to the emergency department with acute non-exertional chest pressure with radiation to the back and jaw three days after receiving his third COVID-19 vaccine, a Pfizer-BioNTech, and 6 months after his initial two series Astra-Zeneca COVID-19 vaccines. His chest pain was improved with leaning forward. […]
Abstract Number: 786
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 76-year-old female with a history of hypertension, BMI 48 kg/m2, hypothyroidism, and metastatic melanoma presented with a 2-week history of progressive myalgia, weakness, and dyspnea 3 weeks after the first infusion of nivolumab and relatlimab.In July 2019, she was diagnosed with stage IIB (cT4a, cN0, cM0) melanoma of the left leg (4.2 […]
Abstract Number: 829
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A healthy 43-year-old Caucasian male who recently traveled to East Africa was presented to the emergency department with a high-grade fever (105.3F), and myalgia. He denied taking malaria chemoprophylaxis. On presentation, he was febrile, hypotensive, and tachycardic. He appeared to be ill, and toxic with no palpable organomegaly. His initial blood tests revealed […]