Reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy in fulminant COVID-19 associated with cytokine release syndrome and resolution following therapeutic plasma exchange: a case-report

Reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy in fulminant COVID-19 associated with cytokine release syndrome and resolution following therapeutic plasma exchange: a case-report

Abstract Background Fulminant (life-threatening) COVID-19 can be associated with acute respiratory failure (ARF), multi-system organ failure and cytokine release syndrome (CRS). We present a rare case of fulminant COVID-19 associated with reverse-takotsubo-cardiomyopathy (RTCC) that improved with th...

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Main Authors: Fahad Faqihi, Abdulrahman Alharthy, Rayan Alshaya, John Papanikolaou, Demetrios J. Kutsogiannis, Peter G. Brindley, Dimitrios Karakitsos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
COVID-19
Reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Echocardiography
Cardiogenic shock
Cytokine release syndrome
Therapeutic plasma exchange
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-020-01665-0

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