Noteworthy sequelae after COVID-19 pneumonia in a patient with heart failure due to cardiomyopathy.

ABSTRACT: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is endemic worldwide. Cardiovascular disease, particularly myocarditis, is one of the most common comorbidities in patients with COVID-19. However, heart failure due to COVID-19-triggered cardiomyopathy is not well understood. Additionally, "pseudo" heart failure symptoms have been reported in patients with a compensated condition, in which the heart works well enough that symptoms are unnoticeable or very easy to manage. Here, we report a case of heart failure due to cardiomyopathy in a patient with COVID-19 and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome after heart failure treatment.

Learning objective

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) symptoms after coronavirus disease 2019 may be mistaken for heart failure symptoms; thus, it is e

SUBMITTER: Utsugi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9780634 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature