Chenevey Katherine, Murdoch William, Songco A Vincent
Family Medicine Residency, ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital, Monroe, USA.
Cardiology, ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital, Monroe, USA.
Cureus. 2021 Jul 20;13(7):e16516. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16516. eCollection 2021 Jul.
A young nulliparous woman presented with new-onset heart failure several weeks after an asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Investigation revealed non-ischemic cardiomyopathy without apical ballooning. A literature review demonstrates other reported cases of COVID-19-induced cardiomyopathy; however, our patient was demographically unique from previously described cases, presented later, and did not have Takotsubo-like findings. Our patient continued to have evidence of cardiac remodeling and a reduced ejection fraction months after presentation. This case highlights the importance of surveilling for the post-infectious sequelae of COVID-19, along with the wide demographic range of patients susceptible to such outcomes.
一名年轻未育女性在无症状的2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)感染几周后出现新发心力衰竭。检查发现为非缺血性心肌病,无心尖气球样变。文献综述显示有其他COVID-19诱发心肌病的报道病例;然而,我们的患者在人口统计学特征上与先前描述的病例不同,发病较晚,且没有类似Takotsubo综合征的表现。我们的患者在就诊数月后仍有心脏重塑和射血分数降低的证据。该病例凸显了监测COVID-19感染后后遗症的重要性,以及易出现此类后果的广泛人群范围。