Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, mental stress and the Kounis syndrome

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 65-67

  Cheng, Tsung O ^a   Kounis, Nicholas G ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Patras Highest Institute of Education and Technology   (Greece)

Author keywords

Allergy; Anaphylaxis; Coronary spasm; Kounis syndrome; Mast cells; Stress cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; ADRENALIN; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCAGON; GROWTH HORMONE; HEPARIN; HISTAMINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; NEUTRAL PROTEINASE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGER; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL ACTIVATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; GRIEF; HAPPINESS; HEART RUPTURE; HEART VENTRICLE THROMBOSIS; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; KOUNIS SYNDROME; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MAST CELL; MENTAL STRESS; MICROSCOPY; MOURNING; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF ESTEEM; STUNNED HEART MUSCLE; SUDDEN DEATH; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THREAT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; HUMANS; MASTOCYTOSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 84868699418     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.07.023     Document Type: Editorial

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