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Cureus
. 2023 Mar 14;15(3):e36153.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.36153. eCollection 2023 Mar.
Biventricular Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Secondary to COVID-19
Bradley Casey 3rd[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gregory Chen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Amol Bahekar[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Divyang Patel[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Raviteja Guddeti[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a heart failure syndrome characterized by acute and transient dysfunction of the apical segment of the left ventricle. Since the emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the diagnosis of TCM has increased in prevalence. Here we present an intriguing case of a patient who initially presented to the hospital with respiratory failure and received a diagnosis of COVID-19. During the patient's hospital course, he was also diagnosed with biventricular TCM and subsequently experienced complete resolution of TCM before discharge. Providers should be cognizant of the potential cardiovascular complications of COVID-19 and consider those heart failure syndromes, including TCM, could be causing some of the respiratory dysfunction in these patients.
Keywords: biventricular failure; cardiac chest pain; covid 19; pea arrest; takotsubo cardioyopathy.
. 2023 Mar 14;15(3):e36153.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.36153. eCollection 2023 Mar.
Biventricular Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Secondary to COVID-19
Bradley Casey 3rd[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gregory Chen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Amol Bahekar[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Divyang Patel[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Raviteja Guddeti[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 37065403
- PMCID: PMC10102670
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.36153
Abstract
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a heart failure syndrome characterized by acute and transient dysfunction of the apical segment of the left ventricle. Since the emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the diagnosis of TCM has increased in prevalence. Here we present an intriguing case of a patient who initially presented to the hospital with respiratory failure and received a diagnosis of COVID-19. During the patient's hospital course, he was also diagnosed with biventricular TCM and subsequently experienced complete resolution of TCM before discharge. Providers should be cognizant of the potential cardiovascular complications of COVID-19 and consider those heart failure syndromes, including TCM, could be causing some of the respiratory dysfunction in these patients.
Keywords: biventricular failure; cardiac chest pain; covid 19; pea arrest; takotsubo cardioyopathy.