This is a case of acute coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia that revealed an incidental large atrial myxoma with obstructive physiology that ultimately required emergent treatment with a definitive atriotomy and resection of the underlying myxoma.
We present a case of a 30-year-old female with no pertinent medical history who presented with 4 days of chest pressure, dyspnea and fever. She had hemodynamic compromise and had elevated cardiac and inflammatory markers consistent with cardiogenic shock. ECG demonstrated anterior ST-segment elevations with reciprocal changes. Coronary angiography revealed normal coronaries and echocardiogram showed severe biventricular dysfunction. Endomyocardial biopsy showed signs of lymphocytic myocarditis and viral testing was positive for Coxsackie A. She was initially supported with an intra-aortic balloon pump and later escalated to venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation due to electromechanical compromise. With supportive care, she was weaned off venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and made a full myocardial recovery on follow up echocardiogram and cardiac MRI.
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