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A Unique Case of Midvariant Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2018
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as stress cardiomyopathy, is known to have 4 variants: apical, midventricular, basal, and focal. Here, we report the 2nd case of reverse midvariant (midventricular) stress cardiomyopathy and the 1st case of reverse ...
Carmel Moazez, Vicken Zeitjian, Azar Mehdizadeh   +2 more
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Point-of-care Ultrasound Used in the Diagnosis of Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 50-year-old patient who presented to the emergency department with palpitations, nausea, vomiting, and chest discomfort.
Pooja Dave, Annemarie Daecher, Claire Abramoff   +2 more
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy associated with severe hypothyroidism in an elderly female

Heart Views, 2016
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as stress cardiomyopathy, is a syndrome that affects predominantly postmenopausal women. Despite multiple described mechanisms, intense, neuroadrenergic myocardial stimulation appears to be the main trigger ...
Jorge A Brenes-Salazar
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a Caucasian Italian woman: Case report [PDF]

, 2007
BACKGROUND: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is an acute cardiac syndrome characterized by transient LV regional wall motion abnormalities (with peculiar apical ballooning appearance), chest pain or dyspnea, ST-segment elevation and minor elevations of cardiac ...
Matteo Lisi, Valerio Zacà, Silvia Maffei, Francesca Casucci, Marianna Maggi, Stefano Lunghetti, Paolo Aitiani, Arcangelo Carrera, Debora Castellani, Roberto Favilli, Carlo Pierli, Sergio Mondillo, KA Bybee, K Dato, WJ Desmet, KA Bybee, M Sato, SW Sharkey, M Gianni   +18 more
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in cancer patients

Cardio-Oncology, 2019
Background Cancer is a chronic condition that induces significant emotional and physical stress, which may increase the risk for developing Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM).
Aakash Desai, Arish Noor, Saurabh Joshi, Agnes S. Kim   +3 more
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Intraventricular thrombus and severe mitral regurgitation in the acute phase of takotsubo cardiomyopathy: two case reports

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Background Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by chest symptoms, electrocardiographic changes, and new regional wall motion abnormality in the apical segment of the left ventricle in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. Particularly,
Daishi Nonaka, Hiroyuki Takase, Masashi Machii, Kazuto Ohno   +3 more
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Unveiling the Hidden Patterns: Multimodality Cardiac Imaging in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Diagnosis

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2023
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as stress cardiomyopathy, is a reversible form of cardiomyopathy characterized by reduced ejection fraction with regional wall motion abnormalities, elevated cardiac enzyme levels, and signs of ischemia on ...
Moath Said Alfawara, Mahmoud Al Rifai, Malek Nayfeh, Mohammed A. R. Chamsi-Pasha, Mouaz H. Al-Mallah   +4 more
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A Review of Neurogenic Stunned Myocardium. [PDF]

, 2017
Neurologic stunned myocardium (NSM) is a phenomenon where neurologic events give rise to cardiac abnormalities. Neurologic events like stroke and seizures cause sympathetic storm and autonomic dysregulation that result in myocardial injury.
Agrawal, Akanksha, Biso, Sylvia, Figueredo, Vincent M., Kishlyansky, Marina, Wongrakpanich, Supakanya, Yadlapati, Sujani   +5 more
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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy after Elective Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacement [PDF]

Folia Medica, 2020
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a syndrome characterized by transient acute left ventricular dysfunction, electrocardiographic changes that can mimic acute myocardial infarction and minimal release of myocardial enzymes in the absence of obstructive coronary
Zaprin Vazhev, Hristo Stoev
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Low MMP-8/TIMP-1 reflects left ventricle impairment in takotsubo cardiomyopathy and high TIM P-1 may help to differentiate it from acute coronary syndrome [PDF]

, 2017
Background Matrix metalloproteinase 8 (MMP-8) is the most potent type-I collagen protease. Such collagen mainly constitutes the transient fibrosis in takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) endomyocardial biopsies.
Jousilahti, Pekka, Nieminen, Mikko Tapani, Parkkonen, Olavi, Perola, Markus, Pussinen, Pirkko, Salomaa, Veikko, Sinisalo, Juha-Pekka, Sorsa, Timo, Tervahartiala, Taina, Vesterinen, Paula   +9 more
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