Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and COVID-19 infection
Husam M. Salah, Jawahar L. Mehta
Abstract
Cardiovascular manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) include myocardial injury, myocarditis, and cardiac arrhythmias. Recent reports have demonstrated Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) as a complication of COVID-19. 1 A review of the literature has yielded 10 cases of TCM in patients with COVID-19; 90% of the cases occurred in women with a mean age of 64.6 years. Apical involvement was the most common form.
Topics & Concepts
CardiomyopathyMedicineMyocarditisCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)VentricleCardiologyInternal medicineComplicationViral MyocarditisAbnormality2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)DiseaseHeart failurePathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)PsychiatryOutbreakTakotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated PhenomenaCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairPericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade