Giannitsi Sofia, Tsinivizov Pavlos, Poulimenos Leonidas E, Kallistratos Manolis S, Varvarousis Dimitris, Manolis Athanasios J, Tsamakis Konstantinos, Rizos Emmanouil, Spandidos Demetrios A, Tsiptsios Dimitrios, Triantafyllis Andreas S
Department of Cardiology, Asklepeion General Hospital, 16673 Athens, Greece.
Second Department of Psychiatry, University of Athens, 'ATTIKON' University Hospital, 12462 Athens, Greece.
Exp Ther Med. 2020 Sep;20(3):2812-2814. doi: 10.3892/etm.2020.8968. Epub 2020 Jul 7.
Stress induced (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy (TC) represents an acute heart failure syndrome triggered by physical or emotional stressors. COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented health crisis resulting in fear, distress and anxiety, with emerging cardiovascular implications. COVID-19 related stress can act as potential trigger for TC. We present a case of an elderly female who developed TC due to stress surrounding COVID-19.
应激性(Takotsubo)心肌病(TC)是一种由身体或情绪应激源引发的急性心力衰竭综合征。新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)大流行引发了一场前所未有的健康危机,导致恐惧、痛苦和焦虑,并产生了新的心血管方面的影响。与COVID-19相关的应激可能是TC的潜在触发因素。我们报告一例老年女性因COVID-19相关应激而发生TC的病例。