Author/Authors :
Bapat, Aneesh Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA , Maan, Abhishek Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA , Kevin Heist, E. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
A 67-year-old female with prior medical history of HTN and asthma presented with acute-onset dyspnea and nausea for 4 days
prior to admission. Upon initial encounter in the emergency room, she was found to have findings of abnormal pulmonary
infiltrates and consequent workup revealed COVID-19. During further hospital course, the patient developed abnormal EKG
and echocardiographic findings consistent with stress-induced cardiomyopathy