27 March 2026
: Case report 
Reverse Takotsubo Syndrome Triggered by COVID-19–Associated Cytokine Storm: Unveiling a Novel Pattern of Myocardial Dysfunction in SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Management of emergency care, Rare disease, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)
Killen H. Briones-Claudett
ABCDEFG 1,2*, Killen H. Briones-Zamora ABCDEFG 3, Jaime Benites Solís ABCDEFG 2,4, María Antonieta Touriz Bonifaz ABCDEFG 5,6, Enny Berrus Zhumi ABCDEFG 2, Anahí D. Briones-Zamora ABCDEFG 2,3, Diana C. Briones Márquez ABCDEFG 2,4, Angela Germania Monserrate Romero ABCDEFG 5, Miguel Anderson Tayupanta Alban ABCDEFG 5, Hans Mautong ABCDEFG 7
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951623
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951623
Figure 2 Transthoracic echocardiography in 4-chamber 2D view. (A) Basal ballooning pattern, in contrast with the apical involvement seen in classical takotsubo cardiomyopathy. (B) Contractile defects in the inferior and inferolateral basal walls, with marked hypokinesia or akinesia, and compensatory hyperkinesia of the apical segment.