Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to COVID-19

Autor: Mohammed F. Dabbagh, MD, Lindsey Aurora, MD, Penny D’Souza, DO, Allison J. Weinmann, MBBS, Pallavi Bhargava, MD, Mir B. Basir, DO
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: JACC: Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss 9, Pp 1326-1330 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-0849
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.009
Popis: A 67-year-old woman presented with upper respiratory symptoms and was diagnosed with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). She was found to have a large hemorrhagic pericardial effusion with echocardiographic signs of tamponade and mild left ventricular impairment. Clinical course was complicated by development of takotsubo cardiomyopathy. She was treated with pericardiocentesis, colchicine, corticosteroids, and hydroxychloroquine, with improvement in symptoms. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
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