Key result
A 72-year-old woman with COVID-19 viral pneumonia developed Takotsubo cardiomyopathy with a prolonged QTc interval, which fully resolved on echocardiography after 3 months.
Why the study?
Cardiovascular complications are increasingly recognized in COVID-19, and infection may lead to myocardial injury via mechanisms including (peri)myocarditis or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights Takotsubo cardiomyopathy as a potential cardiovascular complication of COVID-19, emphasizing the need for ECG monitoring and timely echocardiography.
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May support echocardiography for new cardiac symptoms in COVID-19; single case leaves open incidence and causality.
Osch et al. (2020) conducted a case report in COVID-19 viral pneumonia and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (n=1). COVID-19 was evaluated. A 72-year-old woman with COVID-19 viral pneumonia developed Takotsubo cardiomyopathy with a prolonged QTc interval, which fully resolved on echocardiography after 3 months.
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