Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following subarachnoid hemorrhage* Síndrome de takotsubo após hemorragia subaracnoidea

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy corresponds to a syndrome characterized by a transient myocardial dysfunction affecting the left ventricular apex that classically occurs after major physical or emotional stress (also called “broken heart syndrome” or “stress-induced cardiomyopathy”). The author describes the case of a patient with takotsubo cardiomyopathy induced by subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy with meperidine.

I read with interest the article by Sacco et al entitlted “TakoTsubo like Syndrome Triggered by Meperidine” on anaphylaxis probably causing takotsubo syndrome . Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is also called stress induced cardiomyopathy or the broken heart syndrome. It is most commonly triggered by emotional stress causing transient apical and/or apical left ventricular systolic dysfunction in the ab...

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy during ambulatory anesthesia for bladder hydrodistension therapy -A case report-

Stress-induced cardiomyopathy, also referred to Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or apical ballooning syndrome presents in perioperative period. We demonstrated a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy recognized after general anesthesia for bladder hydrodistension therapy as ambulatory surgery, which we surmise was due to inadequate blockage of surgical stress and sympathetic discharge against noxious stimu...

Takotsubo Stress Cardiomyopathy and Different Types of Stress

Torsades de Pointes in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy with QT Prolongation

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or stress-induced cardiomyopathy, is characterized by reversible left ventricular apical ballooning associated with emotional or physiologic stress, mimicking acute myocardial infarction in the absence of significant coronary artery disease at angiography. Although the prognosis for patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is relatively good, it is reported to be associa...

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy as an Early Complication of Drug-Induced Suicide Attempt

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy typically presents in menopausal women following episodes of intense physical or mental stress. To our knowledge, the literature contains only two documented cases of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy arising following a suicide attempt, neither of which involved pharmaceutical poisoning. Here, however, we document the case of a young male patient with borderline personality dis...