Reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy in fulminant COVID-19 associated with cytokine release syndrome and resolution following therapeutic plasma exchange: a case-report.

Fahad FaqihiAbdulrahman AlharthyRayan AlshayaJohn PapanikolaouDemetrios J KutsogiannisPeter G BrindleyDimitrios Karakitsos

Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2020)

Stress-cardiomyopathy may complicate the course of fulminant COVID-19 with associated CRS. If inotropic therapy fails, TPE without protective antibodies may help rescue the critically ill patient.

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