RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cardiorenal syndrome in COVID-19
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e241914
DO 10.1136/bcr-2021-241914
VO 14
IS 4
A1 Uzair Akbar Ali
A1 Muhammad Sajjad Sadiq
A1 Muhammad Jawad Yunus
YR 2021
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/4/e241914.abstract
AB SARS-CoV-2 preferentially targets the human’s lungs, but it can affect multiple organ systems. We report a case of cardiorenal syndrome in a 37-year-old man who had symptoms of fever, myalgia and cough. He tested positive for COVID-19 and presented 5 days later with acute heart failure. Work up was done including echocardiography showing reduced ejection fraction. Later in the hospital course he developed acute renal failure and was treated with intermittent renal replacement therapy. No other definite cause of cardiorenal complications was identified during the course of the disease. A possible link with COVID-19 was considered with underlying mechanisms still needed to be explored. This case highlights the potential of SARS-CoV-2 affecting heart and kidneys. The disease not only involves the organs directly but can exacerbate the underlying comorbid illness.