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Reactivation cytomegalovirus leading to acute myocardial infarction- a first reported case in an immunocompetent patient
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  • Zohaib Yousaf,
  • Nadeen Albaz,
  • Alaaeldin Abdelmajid,
  • Taher Sabobeh,
  • Abdel-Naser Elzouki
Zohaib Yousaf
Hamad Medical Corporation

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Nadeen Albaz
Hamad Medical Corporation
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Alaaeldin Abdelmajid
Hamad Medical Corporation
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Taher Sabobeh
Hamad Medical Corporation
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Abdel-Naser Elzouki
Hamad Medical Corporation
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Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an opportunistic organism. We report a young, healthy, immunocompetent female with no apparent cardiovascular risk factors presenting with acute myocardial infarction. She had CMV viremia and went on to develop CMV-colitis and hepatitis. This report highlights that CMV can cause clinically significant multi-organ disease in immunocompetent-patients
13 Nov 2020Submitted to Clinical Case Reports
30 Nov 2020Submission Checks Completed
30 Nov 2020Assigned to Editor
07 Dec 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
22 Jan 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
23 Jan 2021Editorial Decision: Accept