Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Lessons learned

Ritesh Vishwakarma, Shantanu Sengupta

Journal of The Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging 2017 1(2):119-125

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy presents as acute heart failure and mimics acute coronary syndrome. It is characterized by transient left ventricular dysfunction in the absence of occlusive coronary disease. Prognosis is generally good with complete recovery of the left ventricle in several weeks. The etiology is unknown and therapy just symptomatic. Death has been described but is rare. This present review gives insights of this important clinical entity.

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