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.