Pathophysiology of Takotsubo Syndrome: Temporal Phases of Cardiovascular Responses to Extreme Stress

Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), also known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is an acute heart failure syndrome that typically occurs after a period of great emotional stress. The archetypal patient is a postmenopausal woman who presents with chest pain, ST-segment elevation and acute hypokinesia of the apical...

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