Published in:
12-05-2021 | Cardiomyopathy | Case image in cardiovascular ultrasound
Biventricular apical ballooning in patient with COVID-19
Authors:
Azin Alizadehasl, Azam Soleimani, Mohammad Mehdi Peighambari, Atousa Mostafavi
Published in:
Journal of Echocardiography
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Issue 4/2022
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Excerpt
COVID-19 disease due to severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV
2) has different types of cardiovascular manifestations. Detectable high sensitivity cardiac troponin I and abnormal CMR has been reported in 71% and 78% of recently recovered COVID-19 patients, respectively [
1]. Cardiac injury associated with COVID-19 illness has been attributed to cytokine storm, viral myocarditis as well as ischemia due to microvascular and macrovascular dysfunction [
2]. …