A 67-year-old woman presented with upper respiratory symptoms and was diagnosed with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). She was found to have a large hemorrhagic pericardial effusion with echocardiographic signs of tamponade and mild left ventricular impairment. Clinical course was complicated by development of takotsubo cardiomyopathy. She was treated with pericardiocentesis, colchicine, corticosteroids, and hydroxychloroquine, with improvement in symptoms. ().
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7177077 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.009 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
cardiac tamponade
4
tamponade secondary
4
secondary to covid-19
4
to covid-19 67-year-old
4
67-year-old woman
4
woman presented
4
presented upper
4
upper respiratory
4
respiratory symptoms
4
symptoms diagnosed
4
Similar Publications
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!