Abstract :
Introduction: The manifestations of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), also known as COVID-19, are mainly characterized by
respiratory symptoms. However, cardiac manifestations such as acute
myopericarditis have been reported to be associated with COVID-19 infection.
Description : A 29-year-old female patient presented with a 2-day history of fever, cough, runny nose, and myalgia, and tested COVID-19 positive at Penang General Hospital, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. On day 2 of admission, the patient complained of acute onset central chest pain, radiating to her back, associated with cold sweat, shortness of breath and generalised body ache. On examination, tachycardia and tachypnoea were elicited. The serial electrocardiography (ECG) showed persistent non-specific sinus tachycardia. Troponin T level was elevated at 99 ng/L (normal