It is often mistaken for a heart attack, but Takotsubo cardiomyopathy – previously known as Broken Heart syndrome – is a serious and sometimes fatal heart condition increasingly reported in intensive ...

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is also known as also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy, broken-heart syndrome or apical-ballooning syndrome and occurs with a sudden increase in sympathetic nervous ...

It’s often mistaken for a heart attack, but Takotsubo cardiomyopathy – previously known as Broken Heart syndrome – is a serious and sometimes fatal heart condition increasingly reported in intensive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The “broken heart syndrome,” also known as “Takotsubo cardiomyopathy,” or “stress induced cardiomyopathy,” or ...

The authors describe how to diagnose and treat Takotsubo syndrome in a patient with COVID-19. This is the seventh installment of our 8-part series on cardiovascular complications in patients with ...

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy most commonly affects postmenopausal females, causing chest pain and/or dyspnea. More than two of three patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy have experienced a major ...

Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) was initially considered a benign disorder, a broken-heart syndrome, and only years later demonstrated to be a life-threatening condition. A new registry analysis suggests the ...

(May 10, 2007—ORLANDO, FL)—The causes of "broken heart syndrome" remain a mystery, but doctors will soon have an easier time recognizing and treating this rare, life-threatening condition, thanks to ...

The idea that you can die from a broken heart might seem far-fetched, but according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), b roken heart syndrome, is a real, life-threatening ...

Physical triggers, rather than emotional shocks, appear to carry a worse prognosis and a higher risk of recurrence for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, according to a new analysis of the ...

Men are less likely than women to experience Takotsubo cardiomyopathy—also known as broken heart syndrome—but experience worse outcomes when they do, according to new European data. Because it has ...