Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in early term pregnancy: a rare cardiac complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Pranab Jyoti Bhattacharyya, Pawan Kumar Attri, Waseem Farooqui
Abstract
A 32-year-old primigravida at a 38-week gestation was initially admitted in cardiology isolation ward on referral by her local obstetrician for inferolateral ST-segment elevation on ECG ([figure 1A][1]) which was obtained for complaints of New York Heart Association functional class II symptoms with
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCardiomyopathyComplicationGestationPregnancyObstetrics and gynaecologyCardiologyInternal medicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PediatricsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Heart failureDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)GeneticsBiologyCardiovascular Issues in PregnancyTakotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated PhenomenaCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair