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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

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Definition: 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.      Other names Tako-tsubo Syndromes; Tako tsubo Syndrome; Tako tsubo Cardiomyopathy; Syndromes, Tako-tsubo; Syndromes, Broken Heart; Syndrome, Tako-tsubo; Syndrome, Broken Heart; Syndrome, Apical Ballooning; Cardiomyopathy, Takotsubo; Cardiomyopathy, Tako-tsubo; Cardiomyopathy, Stress; Transient Apical Ballooning Syndrome; Takotsubo Syndrome; Tako-tsubo Syndrome; Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy; Stress Cardiomyopathy; Left Ventricular Apical Ballooning Syndrome; Broken Heart Syndrome; Apical Ballooning Syndrome
 
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Transient antero-apical dyskinesia  0   *Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy.

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