Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: an overlooked cause of chest pain

• Main Authors: Leonardo Hackbart Bermudes (Author), Bruno Tomazelli (Author), Natassia Prates Furieri (Author), Renato Alves Coelho (Author), Camila Fiorese de Lima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC), also known as apical ballooning syndrome, broken heart syndrome, or stress-induced cardiomyopathy, is defined as a transient disturbance of the left ventricle, which is quite often associated with electrocardiographic abnormalities that may mimic acute myocardial infa...