Mentor/s
Dr. Luesink and Dr. Savell from Honors Capstone
Participation Type
Paper Talk
Abstract
Cardiomyopathy is a cardiac disease in which the heart experiences severe swelling of its cardiac muscle. While experiencing a wide range of symptoms, the heart itself has a very difficult time pumping blood into the rest the of the body. There are variants of cardiomyopathy, such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, etc. However, the variant of cardiomyopathy being discussed in this paper will be Takosubo Cardiomyopathy (TCM), otherwise known as Stress Induced Cardiomyopathy and or Broken Heart Syndrome. What makes Takosubo cardiomyopathy different is how when a patient is experiencing an episode, it is due to a severe amount of emotional stress. This stress then triggers the left ventricle of the heart to swell and have difficulty ejecting blood to the rest of the body. To add, the second topic of this paper, the Corona-19 virus, a SARs virus was the biggest upset during 2020, triggering a worldwide pandemic. This virus’ target was primarily the elderly, those with compromised immune systems or those with diseases such as cancer or respiratory disorders. In this paper, gender''s role is included, the question of increased mortality rate in TCM patients who had COVID and how to diagnose a patient with TCM. Takosubo Cardiomyopathy (TCM) and COVID-19 have a relationship with one another such that if one were to develop Covid, while also having TCM it would be not only more difficult to recover but they are more susceptible to getting COVID.
College and Major available
College of Arts and Sciences, Biology
Location
Session 17: Digital Commons & West Campus West Building Room 224
Start Day/Time
4-28-2023 9:00 AM
End Day/Time
4-28-2023 10:15 AM
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The Relationship Between Takosubo Cardiomyopathy and COVID-19
Session 17: Digital Commons & West Campus West Building Room 224
Cardiomyopathy is a cardiac disease in which the heart experiences severe swelling of its cardiac muscle. While experiencing a wide range of symptoms, the heart itself has a very difficult time pumping blood into the rest the of the body. There are variants of cardiomyopathy, such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, etc. However, the variant of cardiomyopathy being discussed in this paper will be Takosubo Cardiomyopathy (TCM), otherwise known as Stress Induced Cardiomyopathy and or Broken Heart Syndrome. What makes Takosubo cardiomyopathy different is how when a patient is experiencing an episode, it is due to a severe amount of emotional stress. This stress then triggers the left ventricle of the heart to swell and have difficulty ejecting blood to the rest of the body. To add, the second topic of this paper, the Corona-19 virus, a SARs virus was the biggest upset during 2020, triggering a worldwide pandemic. This virus’ target was primarily the elderly, those with compromised immune systems or those with diseases such as cancer or respiratory disorders. In this paper, gender''s role is included, the question of increased mortality rate in TCM patients who had COVID and how to diagnose a patient with TCM. Takosubo Cardiomyopathy (TCM) and COVID-19 have a relationship with one another such that if one were to develop Covid, while also having TCM it would be not only more difficult to recover but they are more susceptible to getting COVID.
Students' Information
Jenna Lee
Biology
Honors Student
Graduating May of 2023