Diagnosis. Stress-induced (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy (apical ballooning syndrome). Management. The patient was monitored with cardiac telemetry. Metoprolol and ramipril were continued. A 54-year ...

The ECG findings in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy ― also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy, broken-heart syndrome or apical-ballooning syndrome ― are nonspecific, meaning there is not one ...

The ECG clip below is from a patient with a stress-induced cardiomyopathy: Here is an LV angiogram from a patient with a stress-induced cardiomyopathy: The ECG pattern during Takotsubo ...

The condition is formerly known as stress cardiomyopathy ... "They can have chest pain, they can have changes on their EKG – which is the electrical signals on their heart.

At present, we consider that the only clear-cut treatment for TTC is continuous ECG monitoring for the first 24–48 h due to the risk of tachyarrhythmias, [20,22] and anticoagulation for at least ...

there is a strong emphasis on the important relationship between emotional health and cardiac function. While the symptoms of stress, cardiomyopathy, and heart attack mimic each other, the causes ...

Background: Symptoms are among the most important factors impacting quality of life (QOL) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients, and reflect a poor prognosis. Whether emotional stress can ...

probably just as a result of excessive RV wall stress during exercise. The syndrome of ‘exercise-induced arrhythmogenic RV cardiomyopathy’ may easily be overlooked. Sports cardiologists, like ...