European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine (Nov 2020)

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Healthcare Worker During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Caused by the Virus or the Demands of the Many Being Placed on the Few?

  • Mustafa Mohammed,
  • Samer Zakhour,
  • Jasneet Devgun,
  • James Lee,
  • Thomas Keimig,
  • Dee Dee Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12890/2020_002088

Abstract

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We present a case of Takotsubo (stress-induced) cardiomyopathy (TCM) in a healthcare worker that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. TCM, or broken-heart syndrome, has various presentations. This case sheds light on how stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic may cause cardiac illness in healthcare workers.

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