Takotsubo Syndrome in the Setting of COVID-19

A 58-year-old woman was admitted with symptoms of coronavirus disease-2019. She subsequently developed mixed shock, and an echocardiogram showed mid-distal left ventricular hypokinesis and apical ballooning, findings typical of stress, or takotsubo, cardiomyopathy. Over the next few days her left ve...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Minhas, Anum S., Scheel, Paul, Garibaldi, Brian, Liu, Gigi, Horton, Maureen, Jennings, Mark, Jones, Steven R., Michos, Erin D., Hays, Allison G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Heart Failure and Imaging
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7194596/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32363351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.023
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Sumario:A 58-year-old woman was admitted with symptoms of coronavirus disease-2019. She subsequently developed mixed shock, and an echocardiogram showed mid-distal left ventricular hypokinesis and apical ballooning, findings typical of stress, or takotsubo, cardiomyopathy. Over the next few days her left ventricular function improved, the further supporting the reversibility of acute stress cardiomyopathy. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

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