COVID-19 Collection
Malignant ventricular arrhythmias in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19 without significant structural heart disease
Since December 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in a pandemic of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections. Although predominantly a respiratory illness that can cause acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), data suggest cardiovascular involvement contributes significantly to the disease’s mortality. Data from Wuhan, China, demonstrated patients with pre-existing cardiovascular disease and elevated troponin levels had 69.44% mortality.1A case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)-induced viral myocarditis mimicking a Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Currently, there is a paucity of data on the cardiac manifestations of the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We present a patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia complicated by hypotension and cytokine storm, followed by viral myocarditis mimicking features of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Rapid improvement of cardiac function after treatment highlights the importance of obtaining early cardiac biomarkers and noninvasive imaging in this patient population.
