Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

Synonyms

Apical Ballooning Syndrome

Broken Heart Syndrome

Cardiomyopathy, Stress

Cardiomyopathy, Tako-tsubo

Cardiomyopathy, Takotsubo

Left Ventricular Apical Ballooning Syndrome

Stress Cardiomyopathy

Syndrome, Apical Ballooning

Syndrome, Broken Heart

Syndrome, Tako-tsubo

Syndromes, Broken Heart

Syndromes, Tako-tsubo

Tako tsubo Cardiomyopathy

Tako tsubo Syndrome

Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy

Tako-tsubo Syndrome

Tako-tsubo Syndromes

Takotsubo Syndrome

Transient Apical Ballooning Syndrome

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.