Anum S. Minhas, Paul Scheel, B. Garibaldi, Gigi Y Liu, M. Horton, M. Jennings, S. Jones, E. Michos, A. Hays
2020.5.1JACC: Case Reports
tlooto Summary
Over the next few days her left ventricular function improved, further supporting reversibility of acute stress cardiomyopathy, and echocardiogram showed mid-distalleft ventricular hypokinesis and apical ballooning, findings typical for stress.
Abstract
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.)
Citation format
MINHAS, Anum S., et al. Takotsubo syndrome in the setting of COVID-19. JACC: Case Reports, 2020, 2: 1321–1325.