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

F, Faqihi; A, Alharthy; R, Alshaya; J, Papanikolaou; DJ, Kutsogiannis; PG, Brindley; D, Karakitsos

doi:10.1186/s12872-020-01665-0

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

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Faqihi F

Alharthy A

Alshaya R

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>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 the...

Subject

Echocardiography

Cardiogenic shock

Cytokine Release Syndrome

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