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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following liver transplantation and COVID-19 infection

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy involves transient systolic dysfunction of the left ventricle thought to be caused by a physiologic stress response and associated catecholamine release. We present a previously undocumented cause of this stress response involving a 53-year-old man with hepatocellular carcinoma and alcohol-associated cirrhosis who initially presented for liver transplantation. Shortly after successful transplantation, the patient developed a COVID-19 infection and takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings

DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2022.2114069

Authors: Evan Winrich, Agastya D. Belur, Amal Shine, Loretta L. Jophlin

Institution: University of Louisville

Language: English

Topic: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated Phenomena

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases