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“Triangular QRS-ST-T waveform ECG pattern” during SARS-CoV-2 infection in a paediatric case with multiple comorbidities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 June 2022

Muhammet Bulut
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
Filiz Ekici*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
Nazan Ülgen Tekerek
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
*
Author for correspondence: Dr F. Ekici, MD, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Pınarbaşı Mahallesi Dumlupınar Bulvarı, Kampüs, Konyaaltı, Antalya, 07070, Turkey. Tel: +90 242 2496543; Fax: +90 242 347 23 30. E-mail: ekicifiliz@gmail.com

Abstract

Triangular QRS-ST-T waveform electrocardiography pattern, so-called “shark fin sign,” is a rare and highly mortal electrocardiography finding, which usually occurs in adult patients with coronary occlusion. Here, we reported the first paediatric case occurring in a striking “triangular waveform electrocardiography pattern” due to myocarditis during COVID-19 infection.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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