Episode 2: Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy

A tricky case of refractory heart failure.

Case files

Image credit: B Boling, personal files
Image credit: B Boling, personal files

Resources

References

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Dawson D. Acute stress-induced (takotsubo) cardiomyopathy. Heart. 2018;104:96-102.

Ghadri JR, Cammann VL, Jurisic S, Seifert B, Napp LC, Diekmann J, et al. A novel score (InterTAK Diagnostic Score) to differentiate takotsubo syndrome from acute coronary syndrome: results from the International Takotsubo Registry. Eur J Heart Fail. 2017;19:1036-42.

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Nunez-Gil IJ, Almendro-Delia M, Andres M, et al. Secondary forms of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: A whole different prognosis. Euro Heart J. 2016;5(4):308-16