Publications by authors named "Emmanuel Olumuyide"
Article Synopsis
- Long COVID patients have a higher risk of developing heart failure (HF), which is a serious heart problem that can happen after they recover from COVID-19.
- The symptoms of heart failure in these patients can be tricky to diagnose and require special care from different types of doctors.
- Long COVID can cause inflammation and blood clotting issues in the heart, making it hard to tell if heart problems were there before or caused by COVID-19, so more research is needed to help treat these issues better.
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is defined as a non-iatrogenic, non-traumatic separation of the coronary artery wall, which has gained considerable recognition as an important cause of acute coronary syndrome. Despite the emerging evidence, it is still frequently missed and requires a high index of suspicion, as failure to accurately identify SCAD promptly could prove fatal. SCAD is most prevalent among middle-aged women, although it can also be found in men and postmenopausal women.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpontaneous coronary artery dissection continues to pose a diagnostic dilemma in the evaluation of patients with chest pain. Our case discusses its manifestation in a male patient who visited the emergency department complaining of recent-onset chest pain. Evaluation of his chest pain through coronary angiography revealed luminal radiolucency corresponding to type 1 spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD).
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