Multidisciplinary assessment of tako tsubo cardiomyopathy: a prospective case study

• Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 14
• Main Authors: Waldenborg, Micael, Soholat, Mona, Kähäri, Anders, Emilsson, Kent, Fröbert, Ole
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 09.04.2011; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Aged; Autonomic Nervous System - physiopathology; Cardiomyopathy; Comparative analysis; Depression; Diagnosis; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart - physiopathology; Heart diseases; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Risk factors; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - complications; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - physiopathology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - complications; Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - diagnosis; Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - physiopathology; Sweden

The cause of tako tsubo cardiomyopathy remains unclear. We used a multidisciplinary approach to investigate if a common pathophysiological denominator could be outlined. Within 3 days following symptom presentation and again after 3 months we investigated all patients coming to our institution and d...