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Takotsubo Syndrome Associated with COVID-19
Elena Roca1,2, Carlo Lombardi1,3, Marco Campana4
1COVID-19 Unit, Istituto Ospedaliero Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy.
Objective:
The availability of public health information for optimised supportive care is critical during the COVID-19 pandemic. We describe the first case of COVID-19 complicated by Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
Materials And Methods:
We report the clinical, laboratory and radiological findings of a patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Results:
The nasopharyngeal swab was positive for SARS-CoV-2 and x-ray images demonstrated pathognomonic pneumonia. The patient developed tachycardia and the echocardiogram confirmed the diagnosis of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
Conclusions:
Doctors should be aware of the need to thoroughly study this new infection in order to understand its underlying mechanisms and related complications.
Learning Points:
We report the first case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy associated with COVID-19.We discuss a rare presentation in the current pandemic.COVID-19 can be associated with cardiac complications, even after the onset of pneumonia, and so strict monitoring of these patients is essential.
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