Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Pathophysiology and treatment

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 1043, 2012, Pages 530-538

  Milinis, Kristijonas ^a   Fisher, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CATECHOLAMINE; DOBUTAMINE; ESTROGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; METOPROLOL; NORADRENALIN; TROPONIN T;

CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATHETER VENTRICULOGRAM; CELL DAMAGE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; LUNG EDEMA; MICROVASCULAR ISCHEMIA; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL STRESS; QT PROLONGATION; REVIEW; RUPTURED PLAQUE THEORY; SEASONAL VARIATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THEORY; THORAX PAIN; TORSADE DES POINTES; TRANSIENT CORONARY OBSTRUCTION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SEX FACTORS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 84865401236     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2012-130761     Document Type: Review

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