Sudden cardiac arrest in COVID-19 young patient: A Case Report

Abstract

Following the outbreak of COVID-19 since December 2019 many reports have been published to conclude different presentations of this new infection. This report contains a summary of a young patient with a history of methadone intake, which experienced a cardiopulmonary arrest while he was preparing to take a lung Computerized Tomography (CT) scan in an outpatient setting. After a successful Cardio-Pulmonary Recovery in the CT scan room he was admitted in Intensive Care Unit. He had a prolonged QTc interval in Electrocardiograph and bilateral pulmonary involvement in Chest X-Ray.