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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Coronavirus Disease-2019-Positive Patient: A Case Report
Siddharth Dave1, Jennifer T Thibodeau2, Kim Styrvoky3
1From the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
Insights
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can cause heart problems, including cardiomyopathy. This case report details a patient experiencing takotsubo cardiomyopathy following a COVID-19 diagnosis, highlighting a new cardiac manifestation.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Cardiomyopathy
Background:
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is frequently associated with cardiac complications.
- New-onset cardiomyopathy is a recognized cardiac manifestation of COVID-19.
Observation:
- This report describes a patient diagnosed with COVID-19.
- The patient presented with a novel cardiac manifestation.
Findings:
- The patient exhibited takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
- This represents a new presentation of cardiac involvement in the context of COVID-19.
Implications:
- Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a potential cardiac complication of COVID-19.
- Understanding diverse cardiac manifestations of COVID-19 is crucial for patient management.
- This finding expands the spectrum of known cardiovascular sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Abstract:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has a high incidence of cardiac involvement, commonly described as a new-onset cardiomyopathy. In this report, we describe a patient with a new manifestation of cardiac involvement in the setting of a COVID-19 diagnosis: that of takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
