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Pericarditis and Takotsubo Syndrome—Diagnosis of Cardiac Complications of Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome in a 77-Year-Old Woman

Authors :
Malgorzata Zalewska-Adamiec
Hanna Bachorzewska-Gajewska
Slawomir Dobrzycki
Source :
Diagnostics, Vol 12, Iss 10, p 2304 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 virus infection most often takes the form of acute COVID-19 respiratory disease, but in some patients, it turns into acute COVID-19 syndrome after a few weeks. Cardiac complications occur in the form of acute and post-acute diseases and the most common are myocarditis, pericarditis, arrhythmias, and acute coronary syndromes or Takotsubo syndrome. Cardiovascular complications are often the cause of hospitalization and death in COVID-19 patients. We present the case of a 77-year-old woman who was admitted to the clinic with suspected myocardial infarction. Coronary arteriography revealed atherosclerotic wall lesions, and echocardiography showed a good contractility of the left ventricle and fluid in the pericardial sac. Pericarditis was diagnosed. In the following days, acute kidney damage was observed, and one hemodialysis session was performed. On the sixth day of hospitalization, a sudden cardiac arrest occurred, and the patient was resuscitated. The echocardiogaphy showed abnormal contractility of the left ventricular with the ejection fraction of 15%—Takotsubo image. After a few hours, a cardiac arrest occurred again, and the patient died.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20754418
Volume :
12
Issue :
10
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Diagnostics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f687a337822d45ef99a2b4d4517907dd
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12102304