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Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy [PDF]
History of present illness: A 59-year-old male presented to the emergency department in shock from pneumonia. The patient was initially afebrile, pulse rate 120 beats per minute, blood pressure 117/69 mmHg, respiratory rate 42 breaths per minute, pulse ...
Hourmozdi, Justin J +5 more
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Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is currently regarded as a special type of acute coronary syndrome. The syndrome can be trigerred by emotional stress factors and more often by some severe non-cardiac conditions. The long-term outcome of TTS patients is similar to those with myocardial infarction.
Karolína, Poledníková, Petr, Toušek
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Background Takotsubo syndrome is a sudden and an acute form of transient cardiac dysfunction, triggered by mental and physical stress. The treatment for Takotsubo syndrome is not well understood and is incompletely established.
Shunsuke Todani, Mao Takahashi
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Impact of Chronobiological Variation in Takotsubo Syndrome: Prognosis and Outcome
Background: A considerable amount of evidence has shown that acute cardiovascular diseases exhibit specific temporal patterns in their onset.Aim: This study was performed to determine if takotsubo syndrome (TTS) shows chronobiological variations with ...
Ibrahim El-Battrawy +9 more
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Takotsubo Syndrome: The Secret Crosstalk between Heart and Brain
An acute, transient episode of left ventricular dysfunction characterizes Takotsubo syndrome. It represents about 2% of all cases of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and occurs predominantly in postmenopausal women, generally following a significant ...
Sofia Schino +9 more
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Coronary Artery Anomaly in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: Cause or Innocent Bystander? [PDF]
Coronary artery anomalies can provoke intermittent vasospasm and endothelial dysfunction, which can cause takotsubo cardiomyopathy. However, in takotsubo cardiomyopathy, apical myocardial regions are typically affected, and these do not correlate with a ...
Siontis, Georgie C. M. +3 more
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The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with several cardiovascular manifestations including myocardial injury, myocarditis, arrhythmia, and pulmonary embolism.
Gassan Moady, Shaul Atar
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Takotsubo Syndrome Secondary to Pulmonary Bronchoscopy
Takotsubo syndrome is known for its association with psychological stress factors. Rarely, it is associated with invasive procedures. We present a case of Takotsubo induced by bronchoscopy, a procedure with a low rate of complications.
Camila Marchi Blatt +6 more
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Propafenone Induced Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Mere Coincidence or A New Causal Relationship?
Propafenone is a class 1C antiarrhythmic drug that blocks sodium channels and is used in the treatment of arrhythmia. Because of its rapid effect on terminating paroxysmal episodes of atrial fibrillation, it can be used as a pill-in-the-pocket.
Adem Adar, Fahri Çakan
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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in Myasthenic Crisis
To the Editor: We report a case series of 4 patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) in the setting of myasthenic crisis (see Table 1, Supplemental Digital Content 1, http://links.lww.com/JCND/A36).
Matthew Katz +11 more
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