Open AccessVentricular fibrillation and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by media panic on COVID‐19: A case report
Author(s) -
Habedank Dirk,
Thieme Roland,
Bublak Angelika,
Heinemann Felix,
Spencker Sebastian,
Atmowihardjo Iskandar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3423
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiomyopathy , covid-19 , cardiology , panic , ventricular fibrillation , psychiatry , heart failure , disease , anxiety , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy has potentially lethal complications and can be caused by a media‐induced diffuse atmosphere of life threatening and panic in preconditioned patients.