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Author(s): Abhiram Prasad Added: 3 years ago
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) or syndrome was first described more than 2 decades ago by Dote and colleagues in Japan, but has since been increasingly recognised around the world.1 Takotsubo is the Japanese name for a the traditional octopus trapping pot that has a round bottom and narrow neck, resembling the appearance the left ventricle during the acute presentation (see Figure 1).2 Although,… View more

Heart Failure

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): Martin H Deininger , Juergen Buttler Added: 3 years ago
The association of electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities and intracerebral, particularly aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is a well-known phenomenon. ECG alterations are observed in 50-100% of patients during the acute stage of SAH. Frequently, these effects are clinically not important. Some SAH patients, however, have structural cardiac damage with elevation of creatine kinase… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics

Heart Failure
Author(s): Esha Sachdev , C Noel Bairey Merz , Puja K Mehta Added: 3 years ago
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) has gained more recognition since its first description in 1990 by Satoh et al.1,2 The word takotsubo refers to the Japanese octopus trapping pot with a large round base and narrow neck, which is the characteristic shape of the left ventricle (LV) in this syndrome, although other morphologies have since been described.3 TTC is known by many names including stress… View more

Heart Failure

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): Mary N Sheppard Added: 3 years ago
Takotsubo syndrome is an acute reversible heart failure syndrome, which is increasingly recognised by coronary angiography for patients with acute ‘cardiac’ chest pain.1 It is a distinct disease entity from acute coronary syndrome, although the initial presentation has similar features to either ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Early… View more

Heart Failure

Pericardium Disorders
Author(s): Konstantinos Bratis Added: 3 years ago
Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is an acute, profound, but reversible heart failure syndrome, usually but not always triggered by physical or emotional stress. To date, the exact pathogenic mechanism of this syndrome remains unclear; however, several hypotheses involving vascular mechanisms (i.e. abnormal coronary epicardial or microvascular vasoreactivity),1-3 endocrine and gender-related mechanisms (i… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics

Heart Failure
Author(s): Martin H Deininger , Juergen Buttler Added: 3 years ago
The association of electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities and intracerebral, particularly aneurysmal, subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is a well-known phenomenon. ECG alterations are observed in 50-100% of patients during the acute stage of SAH.1-3 Frequently, these effects are clinically not important. Some SAH patients, however, have structural cardiac damage with elevation of creatine kinase… View more

Heart Failure
Author(s): Roberto Sciagrà Added: 3 years ago
The best possible outcome in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the absence of any residual myocardial damage. This condition, usually obtained by early and effective reperfusion therapy, has been defined as aborted infarction.1 The classic diagnosis of aborted infarction is based on the detection of a minimal increase in cardiac enzymes together with a favourable evolution of the… View more

Heart Failure
Novel Aspects of Classification, Prognosis and Therapy in Takotsubo Syndrome
Author(s): Chiara Di Filippo , Beatrice Bacchi , Carlo Di Mario Added: 3 years ago
Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is a transient form of acute heart failure that mimics an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), with comparable acute adverse outcome.1 Many hypotheses have been formulated, but the pathophysiology of TTS is still not fully understood. Recently, it was demonstrated that specific alterations in neurological response and sympathetic activation after emotional stimuli are present… View more

Heart Failure
Author(s): Kavita Prasad Added: 3 years ago
Role of Mental Stress in Cardiovascular Disease The pathophysiology of how mental stress affects and modulates the cardiovascular system is incompletely understood. Chronic stress has long been suspected to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disorders (CVD), either through direct or indirect mechanisms.1,2 Stress is known to activate two biological systems: the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal… View more

Heart Failure

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
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Author(s): Peter Ong , Andreas Seitz Added: 1 year ago

Prevention & Chronic Conditions

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