• Heart failure clinics · Apr 2013

    Review

    Mechanisms of stress (takotsubo) cardiomyopathy.

    • Sebastian Szardien, Helge Möllmann, Matthias Willmer, Yoshihiro J Akashi, Christian W Hamm, and Holger M Nef.
    • Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, Benekestrasse 2-8, Bad Nauheim 61231, Germany. s.szardien@kerckhoff-fgi.de
    • Heart Fail Clin. 2013 Apr 1; 9 (2): 197-205, ix.

    AbstractStress cardiomyopathy is a form of reversible systolic dysfunction of the mid and apical left ventricle with pathologic changes of the electrocardiogram in the absence of an obstructive coronary artery disease. The prevalence of stress cardiomyopathy among patients with symptoms suggestive of myocardial infarction is 0.7% to 2.5%, and it is found predominantly in postmenopausal women (90%). No large studies have confirmed the cause of stress cardiomyopathy. Published data suggest that substantially elevated plasma catecholamine levels, due to emotional or physical stress, may be relevant.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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