COVID-19 and Its Relation to Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

Authors

  • Wedad Fisal Khader
  • Mohammed AlBashtawy
  • Jamal Qaddumi
  • Sa’d Albashtawy
  • Fadi Fawares
  • Zaid AlBashtawy
  • Abdullah Alkhawaldeh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v21i3.2994

Keywords:

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, Takotsubo syndrome, COVID-19.

Abstract

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (TC) is a stress caused heart condition, it might be transient or complicated
with other irreversible conditions. Recently, many case reports were released indicating of COVID-19 cases
complicated with TC. This paper aimd to review studies that examined the correlation between COVID-19
and TC. An electronic search was carried out using PubMed and Google Scholar data base.The TC is one
of the major COVID-19 complications that must be taken into consideration. The exact mechanism is still
unknown. Further studies are needed in order to confirm this relationship in addition to investigating the
underlying mechanism.

Author Biographies

  • Wedad Fisal Khader

    Master Student, Critical Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, AL al-Bayt University,Mafraq, Jordan

  • Mohammed AlBashtawy

    Professor, Princess Salma Faculty of Nursing, AL al-Bayt University,Mafraq, Jordan

  • Jamal Qaddumi

    Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University,Nablus-Palestine

  • Sa’d Albashtawy

    Faculty of Medicine, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan, Jordan

  • Fadi Fawares

    Nurse Educator at King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan

  • Zaid AlBashtawy

    Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan

  • Abdullah Alkhawaldeh

    Assistance Professor, Princess Salma Faculty of Nursing, AL al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan

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Published

2021-06-03

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2021): Medico-Legal Update

Section

Articles

How to Cite

COVID-19 and Its Relation to Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. (2021). Medico Legal Update, 21(3), 263-266. https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v21i3.2994