Timeline | Course of events |
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3 days prior to admission | Typical angina chest pain associated with a dyspnoea Class II of the New York Heart Association |
20 h prior to admission | Left hemiplegia and confusion |
Day 0 |
No chest pain on admission, stable haemodynamical status, polypnoea, SaO2 = 93% on room air, left hemi pyramidal syndrome Cerebral computed tomography (CT) scan: mid-cerebral artery ischaemic stroke Electrocardiogram (ECG): sinus rhythm, second-degree Mobitz 1 atrioventricular block, inferior STEMI High troponin levels, inflammatory syndrome Trans-thoracic echocardiogram: inferior and inferolateral wall motion abnormalities, no intracavitary thrombus, normal left ventricular ejection fraction Contrast chest CT scan: no aortic dissection, bilateral pulmonary embolism, bilateral lung condensation, and ground-glass opacities (COVID-19 Reporting and Data System 3) Supra-aortic vessel ultrasound: no plaques or stenosis |
Day 1 |
24 h Holter ECG: sinus rhythm, no rhythm nor conduction abnormalities Result of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) COVID 19 nasal swab negative, positive SARS-COV2 IgG antibodies, negative IgM antibodies |
Day 2 | Second RT-PCR COVID-19 swab negative |
Day 3 |
Immunological tests for autoimmune diseases: negative Thrombophilic tests: negative Tumoral markers: negative Antiphospholipid antibodies: negative Doppler of temporal arteries: normal |
Day 5 | Thoraco-Abdomino-Pelvic CT scan: not remarkable for any tumour, regression of the lung lesions |
Day 13 | Transoesophageal echocardiography: no patent foramen oval, no left appendage thrombus |
Day 14 |
Coronary angiography: tight stenosis spreads from the proximal right coronary artery (RCA) to the middle RCA Neurological re-assessment → started on optimal doses of enoxaparin |
Day 18 | Discharge from hospital |