COVID-19 started as an unknown viral illness and has been a challenging pandemic to overcome. The virus has been associated with multiple organ involvement, including the heart. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TSCM), a stress cardiomyopathy, is an uncommon complication in patients diagnosed with COVID-19. The pathogenesis is historically a result of stress onto the body that leads to a catecholamine surge. However, COVID-19 may cause direct damage to the cardiac myocytes via spike protein and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors which can further exacerbate the stressful insult on the patient and lower the threshold for developing TSCM. In this case report, we discuss a 94-year-old female who presented with signs and symptoms of acute coronary syndrome but, upon cardiac catheterization, was found to have basal hypercontraction with apical ballooning, consistent with TSCM.
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