An acute coronary syndrome was suspected ... The patient was diagnosed with stress-induced (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy (apical-sparing variant) on the basis of the following criteria: cardiac ...

Diagnosis: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy Management ... A 71-year-old woman presented to an emergency department with acute, left-sided, substernal chest pain at rest. Her husband had died 4 months ...

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a syndrome with distinctive features ( Box 1) that mimics acute myocardial infarction at clinical presentation; symptoms are acute chest pain and dyspnea, and ST ...

Broken Heart Syndrome, medically referred to as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy ... involves distinct physical symptoms indicative ...

The term broken heart syndrome applies to a genuine cardiac condition – Takotsubo cardiomyopathy ... rare condition can generate patterns of acute heart failure, appearing in signs and symptoms ...

Impact of acute stress on the heart “Acute stress ... This phenomenon is evident in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or broken heart syndrome, a condition where sudden stress leads to a temporary ...