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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy [PDF]
Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2014 Term Takotsubo was introduced in 1991 to describe the shape of the left ventricle during an episode of cardiomyopathy. Takotsubo is a Japanese term for a narrow-necked fishing pot used to catch octopus. The left ventricle assumes the shape of the octopus
Joseph, Shulan, Allison, Rossetti
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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy [PDF]
European Cardiology Review, 2015 Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is an acute, stress-induced cardiomyopathy with an increased prevalence in post-menopausal women. The syndrome is most frequently precipitated by an acute emotional or physical stressor and mimics acute myocardial infarction with symptoms, electrocardiogram (ECG) changes and cardiac troponin elevation that are ...
Esha, Sachdev +2 more
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Recurrent Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Haseki Tıp Bülteni, 2016 Stress-induced cardiomyopathy or takotsubo syndrome is a transient cardiac dysfunction which is precipitated by intense emotional or physical stress. It mimics acute coronary syndrome clinically (chest pain and dyspnea) and has specific echocardiographic
Erkan Yıldırım +3 more
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Sick Sinus Syndrome and Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Case Reports in Cardiology, 2018 Background. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is associated with increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, and bradyarrhythmias. However, sinus node dysfunction is relatively infrequent in the setting of takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Case Report.
Ahmed S. Yassin +4 more
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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy [PDF]
Canadian Medical Education Journal, 2022 Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is a clinical condition of transient acute heart failure correlated to regional wall motion abnormalities extending beyond the distribution of a single epicardial coronary artery. It is classified into four major types: apical, basal, mid-ventricular and focal. Sympathetic nerve stimulation and catecholamine storm are the
Anthony Matta +9 more
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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy [PDF]
Future Cardiology, 2007 Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a disease in which patients present with signs and symptoms mimicking an acute coronary syndrome and, thus, undergo cardiac catheterization. At the time of catheterization, however, no critical coronary lesions are found.
Hanna N, Ahmed +4 more
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy [PDF]
Heart & Lung, 2008 Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy, left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome, and broken heart syndrome, is a clinical entity first described in the early 1990s in Japan and now receiving increased attention in the United States.
Zara R, Brenner, Jeanne, Powers
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Takotsubo is not a cardiomyopathy [PDF]
International Journal of Cardiology, 2018 Unraveling the mechanisms underlying Takotsubo (TTS) leads to question the current inclusion of the condition within the spectrum of cardiomyopathies. Indeed, the clinical presentation and pathophysiology of TTS clearly differ from cardiomyopathies, i.e.
Francesco Pelliccia +5 more
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 Recent studies have suggested a pathogenetic link between impaired mitochondria and Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), which is closely connected with catecholamine overstimulation, poor outcomes, and changes in lipid metabolism.
Ivana Fiserova +14 more
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A Rare Case of Second-degree Atrioventricular Block and Takotsubo Syndrome
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2021 Background: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by transient left systolic dysfunction that can mimic acute myocardial infarction. Atrioventricular (AV) block associated with Takotsubo is rare, but a few cases have been reported in recent years ...
Raquel Costa +4 more
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