[Case Report] Stress induced (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic

Stress induced (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy (TC) represents an acute heart failure syndrome triggered by physical or emotional stressors. COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented health crisis resulting in fear, distress and anxiety, with emerging cardiovascular implications. COVID-19 related str...

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Autores principales: Giannitsi, Sofia, Tsinivizov, Pavlos, Poulimenos, Leonidas E., Kallistratos, Manolis S., Varvarousis, Dimitris, Manolis, Athanasios J., Tsamakis, Konstantinos, Rizos, Emmanouil, Spandidos, Demetrios A., Tsiptsios, Dimitrios, Triantafyllis, Andreas S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: D.A. Spandidos 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7401702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32765776
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/etm.2020.8968
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Sumario:Stress induced (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy (TC) represents an acute heart failure syndrome triggered by physical or emotional stressors. COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented health crisis resulting in fear, distress and anxiety, with emerging cardiovascular implications. COVID-19 related stress can act as potential trigger for TC. We present a case of an elderly female who developed TC due to stress surrounding COVID-19.

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