Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

A transient left ventricular apical dysfunction or ballooning accompanied by electrocardiographic (ECG) T wave inversions. This abnormality is associated with high levels of CATECHOLAMINES, either administered or endogenously secreted from a tumor or during extreme stress.

Also Known As:

Apical Ballooning Syndrome; Broken Heart Syndrome; Left Ventricular Apical Ballooning Syndrome; Stress Cardiomyopathy; Takotsubo Syndrome; Transient Apical Ballooning Syndrome; Cardiomyopathy, Stress; Cardiomyopathy, Tako-Tsubo; Cardiomyopathy, Takotsubo; Syndrome, Tako-Tsubo; Tako Tsubo Cardiomyopathy; Tako Tsubo Syndrome; Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathies; Tako-Tsubo Syndromes; Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy; Tako-Tsubo Syndrome

Cardiovascular Diseases: 91362
- Heart Diseases: 26014
  - Cardiomyopathies: 19128
    - Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: 1461
  - Ventricular Dysfunction: 1270
    - Left Ventricular Dysfunction: 8645
      - Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: 1461

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