Open AccessClinical characteristics of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in North America
Author(s) -
Saeed Ahmed,
Patompong Ungprasert,
Supawat Ratanapo,
Tanveer Hussain,
Erik Riesenfeld
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.107520
Subject(s) - medicine , chest pain , cardiomyopathy , cohort , coronary artery disease , acute coronary syndrome , cardiology , electrocardiography , heart failure , myocardial infarction
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) or transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome is an acute cardiac syndrome characterized by transient wall motion abnormalities extending beyond a single epicardial vessel in the absence of significant obstructive coronary artery disease.