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"Covidsubo": Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy by Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019
Efstratios Koutroumpakis1, Travis Taylor2,3, Srikanth Damaraju2,3
1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA, skoutroubakis@gmail.com.
Insights
The COVID-19 pandemic can cause significant psychological stress, leading to physical health issues like stress cardiomyopathy. Awareness of these mental health impacts is crucial for global health professionals.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Psychiatry
- Public Health
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic poses a significant global health threat, impacting individuals both directly and indirectly.
- Psychological distress is an emerging concern associated with the ongoing pandemic.
Introduction:
COVID-19 is a rapidly growing infectious disease that represents an immediate threat for the health of millions of people around the world, both in direct and indirect ways.
Case Presentation:
In the present report we describe the development of stress cardiomyopathy in a patient who was overwhelmingly stressed by watching the news coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conclusion:
Physicians and scientists around the globe should be aware of the psychological consequences of COVID-19 and their potential to cause physical illness.
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