Feasibility of Prone Position Coronary Angiography in a Patient With COVID-19 Pneumonia and Refractory Hypoxemia

Andrea Mangiameli; Ines Bendib; Anne-Sophie Martin; Keyvan Razazi; Emmanuel Teiger; Romain Gallet

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.06.012

Feasibility of Prone Position Coronary Angiography in a Patient With COVID-19 Pneumonia and Refractory Hypoxemia

JACC Case Rep. 2020 Jul 15;2(9):1302-1306. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.06.012. Epub 2020 Jun 13.

Authors

Andrea Mangiameli¹, Ines Bendib², Anne-Sophie Martin¹, Keyvan Razazi², Emmanuel Teiger¹, Romain Gallet¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Creteil, France.
² Intensive Care Unit, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Creteil, France.

Abstract

A 57-year-old woman hospitalized for a COVID-19 (coronavirus disease-2019)-related refractory acute respiratory distress syndrome developed a few days later anteroseptal ST-segment elevation with acute systolic dysfunction. Coronary angiography was performed with the patient in prone (face down) position, owing to the necessity to maintain a reasonable oxygen saturation during the examination. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; COVID-19; COVID-19, coronavirus disease-2019; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2; coronary angiography; heart failure.

Publication types

Case Reports