Could myocardial inflammation in Takotsubo syndrome be secondary to the mechanical disruption, rather than a primary feature, of the illness?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 196-

  Madias, John E ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in myocarditis; Chemical myocarditis; Inflammation in takotsubo syndrome; Mechanical disruption in takotsubo syndrome; Myocarditis; Takotsubo syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DYSKINESIA; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIA; HYPOKINESIA; LETTER; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS; COMPLICATION; FEMALE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDITIS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 84929301990     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.04.114     Document Type: Article

References (1)

1. S. Y-Hassan, Myocarditis is an essential feature rather than an exclusion criterion for takotsubo syndrome: case report, Int. J. Cardiol. 87 (2015) 304-306.