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Biventricular takotsubo syndrome with COVID-19 in an Asian male
- Source :
- Journal of Cardiology Cases
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2021.
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Abstract
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been shown to affect the cardiovascular system, and several cases of takotsubo syndrome (TTS) induced by COVID-19 have been reported. TTS predominantly affects postmenopausal women in western countries, but the prevalence in men is higher in Asian populations. It should be noted that male patients with either TTS or COVID-19 are associated with higher mortality. Despite the higher prevalence of TTS in Asian men, little is known about Asian men with TTS induced by COVID-19. This is a case report of a 60-year-old Asian male with biventricular TTS precipitated by COVID-19. He presented with acute respiratory distress syndrome, cardiogenic shock, and acute kidney injury. He required intubation, multiple vasopressors, and renal replacement therapy. The left ventricular ejection fraction was 15%, but it normalized in 5 weeks. The patient had a prolonged hospital stay in a critical condition, but was eventually discharged alive. The scarce literature about this condition in Asian male populations and the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Asian countries highlight the rarity and importance of this case. Further studies are warranted to investigate the uneven sex distribution and outcomes of TTS triggered by COVID-19 in an Asian population. .
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
medicine.medical_treatment
Case Report
Discharged alive
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Internal medicine
Medicine
Intubation
030212 general & internal medicine
Renal replacement therapy
Takotsubo syndrome
Ejection fraction
Coronavirus disease 2019
business.industry
Cardiogenic shock
Acute kidney injury
COVID-19
medicine.disease
Cardiology
business
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18785409
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Cardiology Cases
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....985f69111b198d908644cec797b765d4
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jccase.2020.11.017