Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is also known as also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy, broken-heart syndrome or apical-ballooning syndrome and occurs with a sudden increase in sympathetic nervous ...

Background: A 71-year-old woman presented with severe chest pain after an episode of acute emotional distress. Her serum levels of cardiac enzymes were slightly elevated and electrocardiography ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA — Active marijuana use was associated with a twofold increased risk of takotsubo syndrome, also called stress cardiomyopathy and characterized by transient left-ventricular apical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The “broken heart syndrome,” also known as “Takotsubo cardiomyopathy,” or “stress induced cardiomyopathy,” or ...

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a reversible disease of the heart muscle that is suddenly weakened or stunned following a physical or an emotional event. In this condition, a part of the heart enlarges ...

The condition was seen in a 75-year-old female patient with a history of epilepsy and hypertension. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is stress-induced cardiomyopathy and can mimic acute coronary syndrome, as ...

Physical triggers, rather than emotional shocks, appear to carry a worse prognosis and a higher risk of recurrence for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, according to a new analysis of the ...

We conducted a retrospective study to explore microcirculatory analysis in patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy by calculating TFC in the three main coronary vessels: the LAD, circumflex artery, and ...

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy most commonly affects postmenopausal females, causing chest pain and/or dyspnea. More than two of three patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy have experienced a major ...

Jenny Hann doesn't have heart disease and has never had a heart attack. But her 'broken' heart has sent her to intensive care on several occasions — most recently on the day of her grandson's wedding.

What is Broken Heart Syndrome? The first thing that comes to mind when one hears the name ‘broken heart syndrome’ is the typical traumatic scene in Indian cinema. A mother hears of her son’s death, ...

Broken heart cardiomyopathy is also called Takotsubo syndrome because of the peculiar shape of the heart following its development. It is also called apical ballooning syndrome for the same reason. It ...