Typical takotsubo syndrome triggered by SARS-CoV-2 infection

COVID‐19 pandemic: no increase of takotsubo syndrome occurrence despite high‐stress conditions

“…To date, few rare clinical cases report TTS cases during COVID-19. 9,10 In our tertiary centre, we observed from 1 March 2020 to 15 April 2020 a relatively stable incidence of TTS in comparison to the same period during the previous years. On the contrary, we observed a drop of approximately 30% of the incidence of ACS cases ( Table 1).…”

COVID‑19 related stress exacerbates common physical and mental pathologies and affects treatment (Review)

“…Since our outpatient clinics are carried out solely by telecommunication, we have observed a continuous increase in telephone contacts from patients with cardiovascular history expressing distress and associated worsening of symptoms, in particular angina, palpitations and decompensation of heart failure (8). Very recent reports, have linked the huge emotional pressure caused by COVID-19 to stress induced/Takotsubo cardiomyopathy presenting as acute heart failure (18). Even though the number of myocardial infarctions would be anticipated to be high, given the increased anxiety and stimulation of the brain-heart axis, a decrease of almost 50% has been reported in Spain (19).…”

Impact of COVID-19 on the Cardiovascular System: A Review

“…Endocardial biopsy from a COVID-19 patient with acute myocardial injury demonstrated low-grade myocardial inflammation and viral particles in interstitial cytopathic macrophages and their surroundings, but not in cardiomyocytes. In addition, another report by Meyer et al described a typical case of takotsubo myocardiopathy in COVID-19 patient with acute myocardial injury [58]. Altogether, these findings suggest that an acute myocardial injury in SARS-CoV-2 infection may occur as the disease severity advance by cytokine storms and systemic inflammation or viral infection to the myocardium.…”