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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Cardiomyopathy, Tako-Tsubo
Sections: Cardiomyopathy, Tako-Tsubo , Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Clinical Findings, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Imaging Studies, Diagnostic Studies, Treatment, Outcome, Prognosis, References.
Excerpt: | |  Occurs after a major catecholamine discharge
Acute chest pain or shortness of breath Predominately affects postmenopausal women Presents like an acute anterior myocardial infarction, but coronaries normal at cardiac catheterization Imaging reveals apical left ventricular (LV) ballooning due to anteroapical stunning of the myocardium Most patients recover completely |
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