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Mohammed F Dabbagh1, Lindsey Aurora1, Penny D'Souza1
1Heart and Vascular Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
Abstract:
A 67-year-old woman presented with upper respiratory symptoms and was diagnosed with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). She was found to have a large hemorrhagic pericardial effusion with echocardiographic signs of tamponade and mild left ventricular impairment. Clinical course was complicated by development of takotsubo cardiomyopathy. She was treated with pericardiocentesis, colchicine, corticosteroids, and hydroxychloroquine, with improvement in symptoms. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).
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