April 23, 2020JACC Case ReportsOpen Access

Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to COVID-19

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Population

A 67-year-old woman diagnosed with COVID-19 and cardiac tamponade

Design

Case report

Authors

MDMohammed DabbaghEmory University LALindsey AuroraHenry Ford Health System PDPenny D’SouzaHenry Ford Hospital

Discussion

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Implication

COVID-19 may complicate with hemorrhagic tamponade and takotsubo; leaves open causal links and optimal therapy.

Structured PICO

Population

A 67-year-old woman with COVID-19 who developed a large hemorrhagic pericardial effusion with echocardiographic signs of tamponade, mild left ventricular impairment, and takotsubo cardiomyopathy (n=1).

Intervention

Pericardiocentesis, colchicine, corticosteroids, and hydroxychloroquine

Outcome

Improvement in symptoms

COVID-19 can present with severe cardiac complications including hemorrhagic pericardial effusion with tamponade and takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

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Dabbagh et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d3f2d2f2f9d79738b28f0 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.009

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Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to COVID-19

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Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to COVID-19

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