Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also Takotsubo syndrome and broken heart syndrome, is an uncommon cardiomyopathy precipitated by physical or emotional stress.[1][2]

General

References

  1. Assad J, Femia G, Pender P, Badie T, Rajaratnam R (2022). "Takotsubo Syndrome: A Review of Presentation, Diagnosis and Management". Clin Med Insights Cardiol 16: 11795468211065782. doi:10.1177/11795468211065782. PMC 8733363. PMID 35002350. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8733363/.
  2. Boyd B, Solh T (March 2020). "Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Review of broken heart syndrome". JAAPA 33 (3): 24–29. doi:10.1097/01.JAA.0000654368.35241.fc. PMID 32039951.
  3. Ahmed N, Gandhi H, Sims DB (2018). "Case Report: My lung broke my heart! Takotsubo cardiomyopathy due to pneumonia". F1000Res 7: 518. doi:10.12688/f1000research.14546.1. PMC 9568678. PMID 36274794. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9568678/.