May 23, 2006Open Access
View Full PaperApical ballooning syndrome or takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a systematic review
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Patients presenting with chest pain, especially post-menopausal women with a recent history of emotional or physical stress
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy should be considered in the differential diagnosis for chest pain, particularly in post-menopausal women following emotional or physical stress.
Abstract
Clinicians should consider this syndrome in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with chest pain, especially in post-menopausal women with a recent history of emotional or physical stress.