Broken Heart Syndrome: Is The Heart Really Broken?

Stress induced cardiomyopathy, which is also known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is a cardiac syndrome of a transient, reversible left ventricular dysfunction that is caused by emotional and/or physical stress. Its clinical manifestations are similar to those of myocardial ischemia without a coronary...

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Main Authors: Mallya D, Latha KS, Nayak HR, Bhandary PV, Virupaksha D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Light House Polyclinic Mangalore 2016-01-01
Series:Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ojhas.org/issue56/2015-4-18.html