Open AccessStress Cardiomyopathy in COVID-19 Disease
Author(s) -
Maria Cristina Pasqualetto,
Eleonora Secco,
Manuele Nizzetto,
M Scevola,
Lorella Altafini,
Alberto Cester,
Fausto Rigo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of case reports in internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2284-2594
DOI - 10.12890/2020_001718
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , cardiomyopathy , cardiology , incidence (geometry) , pneumonia , pandemic , disease , acute coronary syndrome , coronary angiography , heart failure , pathology , myocardial infarction , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics , optics
Patients affected by COVID-19 pneumonia may develop stress cardiomyopathy, also known as Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), at different stages during the disease and with different degrees of left ventricular dysfunction. We describe three cases of TTS in COVID-19-positive patients with different clinical presentations and outcomes. One of them died, while in the other two coronary angiography confirmed the diagnosis but was postponed until after pneumonia resolution because of the risk of virus spread.