Broken-heart syndrome (takotsubo cardiomyopathy) - Harvard Health
Jun 13, 2023 · Broken-heart syndrome, also known as stress cardiomyopathy or takotsubo syndrome, can occur when a person experiences severe emotional or physical stress. Years of gender-based …
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia
The name "takotsubo" comes from the Japanese word takotsubo (蛸壷) "octopus trap", because when affected by this condition, the left ventricle of the heart takes on a shape resembling the round jar …
Broken Heart Syndrome: Symptoms & Causes - Cleveland Clinic
Broken heart syndrome (takotsubo cardiomyopathy) is a sudden weakness in your heart muscle. This happens right after a physically or emotionally stressful event.
Broken heart syndrome - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Nov 11, 2023 · The rest of the heart continues to work as usual. Sometimes the heart contracts more forcefully. Medicines are used to treat symptoms of broken heart syndrome. Broken heart syndrome …
Takotsubo syndrome - EMCrit Project
Apr 20, 2024 · Takotsubo is usually associated with prominent T-wave inversion, or diffuse STE. Rarely, Takotsubo can present with a predominant finding of diffuse, large, upright T-waves.
Management and prognosis of stress (takotsubo) cardiomyopathy
Oct 4, 2023 · Stress cardiomyopathy was first described in 1990 in Japan and has since been increasingly recognized around the world [1,3-9].
Broken Heart Syndrome - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Broken heart syndrome, also known as stress cardiomyopathy or takotsubo syndrome, occurs when a person experiences sudden acute stress that can rapidly weaken the heart muscle.