DOI: 10.12890/2020_002088

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Healthcare Worker During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Caused by the Virus or the Demands of the Many Being Placed on the Few?

Authors

  • Mustafa Mohammed Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
  • Samer Zakhour Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
  • Jasneet Devgun Department of Cardiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
  • James Lee Department of Cardiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
  • Thomas Keimig Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
  • Dee Dee Wang Department of Cardiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA

dwang2@hfhs.org

Keywords

Takotsubo, healthcare worker, COVID-19

Abstract

We present a case of Takotsubo (stress-induced) cardiomyopathy (TCM) in a healthcare worker that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. TCM, or broken-heart syndrome, has various presentations. This case sheds light on how stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic may cause cardiac illness in healthcare workers.

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Published

2020-11-30

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 12 (2020)

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Mohammed M, Zakhour S, Devgun J, Lee J, Keimig T, Wang DD. Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in a Healthcare Worker During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Caused by the Virus or the Demands of the Many Being Placed on the Few? . EJCRIM [Internet]. 2020 Nov. 30 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];7(12). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/2088