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Abstract
Takotsubo syndrome - also known as broken-heart syndrome, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, and stress-induced cardiomyopathy - is a recently discovered acute cardiac disease first described in Japan in 1991. This review aims to update understanding on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of Takotsubo syndrome, highlighting aspects of interest to cardiologists and general practitioners.Entities:
Keywords: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Takotsubo syndrome; broken-heart syndrome; stress cardiomyopathy
Year: 2021 PMID: 35747479 PMCID: PMC8822514 DOI: 10.5837/bjc.2021.011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Cardiol ISSN: 0969-6113