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A case report describes the recurrence of stress-induced (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy, providing insight into the nature of this syndrome.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report documents that Takotsubo cardiomyopathy can recur, providing further insight into the nature of the syndrome.
Suggests that stress-induced cardiomyopathy is not strictly a single-event syndrome; leaves open the mechanisms.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a recently recognized form of transient left ventricular dysfunction that is presumably precipitated by stress and may clinically resemble an acute coronary syndrome. These patients have an akinetic left ventricular apex in an unusual shape that resembles a takotsubo. Although reports of single episodes of takotsubo cardiomyopathy are not infrequent in recent medical literature, we report a case of recurrence that may provide more insight into the nature of this syndrome.
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Cherian et al. (2006) conducted a case report in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (n=1). A case report describes the recurrence of stress-induced (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy, providing insight into the nature of this syndrome.
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