Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Healthcare Worker During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Caused by the Virus or the Demands of the Many Being Placed on the Few?

We present a case of Takotsubo (stress-induced) cardiomyopathy (TCM) in a healthcare worker that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. TCM, or broken-heart syndrome, has various presentations. This case sheds light on how stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic may cause cardiac illness in healthcare w...

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Autores principales: Mohammed, Mustafa, Zakhour, Samer, Devgun, Jasneet, Lee, James, Keimig, Thomas, Wang, Dee Dee
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Publicado: SMC Media Srl 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7727620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33313019
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2020_002088
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author Mohammed, Mustafa
Zakhour, Samer
Devgun, Jasneet
Lee, James
Keimig, Thomas
Wang, Dee Dee
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description We present a case of Takotsubo (stress-induced) cardiomyopathy (TCM) in a healthcare worker that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. TCM, or broken-heart syndrome, has various presentations. This case sheds light on how stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic may cause cardiac illness in healthcare workers. LEARNING POINTS: The various symptoms indicating Takotsubo cardiomyopathy are characterized and defined. Physicians should be aware that stress in healthcare workers may cause heart disease.
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spelling pubmed-77276202020-12-11 Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Healthcare Worker During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Caused by the Virus or the Demands of the Many Being Placed on the Few? Mohammed, Mustafa Zakhour, Samer Devgun, Jasneet Lee, James Keimig, Thomas Wang, Dee Dee Eur J Case Rep Intern Med Articles We present a case of Takotsubo (stress-induced) cardiomyopathy (TCM) in a healthcare worker that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. TCM, or broken-heart syndrome, has various presentations. This case sheds light on how stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic may cause cardiac illness in healthcare workers. LEARNING POINTS: The various symptoms indicating Takotsubo cardiomyopathy are characterized and defined. Physicians should be aware that stress in healthcare workers may cause heart disease. SMC Media Srl 2020-11-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7727620/ /pubmed/33313019 http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2020_002088 Text en © EFIM 2020 This article is licensed under a Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
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title Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Healthcare Worker During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Caused by the Virus or the Demands of the Many Being Placed on the Few?
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title_fullStr Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Healthcare Worker During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Caused by the Virus or the Demands of the Many Being Placed on the Few?
title_full_unstemmed Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Healthcare Worker During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Caused by the Virus or the Demands of the Many Being Placed on the Few?
title_short Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Healthcare Worker During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Caused by the Virus or the Demands of the Many Being Placed on the Few?
title_sort takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a healthcare worker during the covid-19 pandemic: caused by the virus or the demands of the many being placed on the few?
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7727620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33313019
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2020_002088
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