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- Title
COVID-19 and Its Relation to Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy.
- Authors
Fisal Khader, Wedad; AlBashtawy, Mohammed; Qaddumi, Jamal; Albashtawy, Sa'd; Fawares, Fadi; AlBashtawy, Zaid; Alkhawaldeh, Abdullah
- Abstract
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (TC) is a stress caused heart condition, it might be transient or complicated with other irreversible conditions. Recently, many case reports were released indicating of COVID-19 cases complicated with TC. This paper aimed to review studies that examined the correlation between COVID-19 and TC. An electronic search was carried out using PubMed and Google Scholar data base. The TC is one of the major COVID-19 complications that must be taken into consideration. The exact mechanism is still unknown. Further studies are needed in order to confirm this relationship in addition to investigating the underlying mechanism.
- Subjects
ONLINE information services; COVID-19; TAKOTSUBO cardiomyopathy; SYSTEMATIC reviews; RISK assessment; MEDLINE; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Medico-Legal Update, 2021, Vol 21, Issue 3, p263
- ISSN
0971-720X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/mlu.v21i3.2994