TY - JOUR AU - Gomez, Joanne Michelle AU - Potkonjak, Mary AU - Planek, Maria Isabel AU - Lavani, Prutha AU - Marinescu, Karolina AU - Suboc, Tisha PY - 2021/01/03 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Critically Ill Patients with Variable Heart Failure in Severe COVID-19 Disease: A Case Series JF - Integrative Journal of Medical Sciences JA - Integr J Med Sci VL - 8 IS - SE - CASE REPORTS DO - 10.15342/ijms.2021.336 UR - https://mbmj.org/index.php/ijms/article/view/336 SP - AB - <p>COVID-19 disease, while primarily a respiratory disease, has proven itself a multi-system disorder with profound cardiovascular sequelae. In patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection, effective early diagnosis and management of concomitant cardiovascular manifestations of the disease are key to favorable outcomes. Here we present a case series of three patients with varied cardiovascular presentations of severe COVID-19 illness: cardiogenic shock from Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia in a patient with suspected hydroxychloroquine-associated cardiomyopathy, and right-sided heart failure with obstructive shock in the setting of massive pulmonary embolism. Through our experience, we aim to provide a better understanding of the unique spectrum of the cardiovascular effects of severe COVID-19 disease to guide management of the critically ill.</p> ER -