Takotsubo syndrome is uncommon following catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) but can have a malignant presentation that may require immediate intervention, a case series ...

The specific mechanism remains unclear and the scope of the problem is still unknown, but something about the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be causing an uptick in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, clinicians on ...

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as broken heart syndrome, is a sudden stress-induced heart condition. It is not a heart attack but can cause similar symptoms. Underlying heart disease does not ...

Patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy have similar long-term outcomes to patients with ACS, but despite what has been previously assumed about this rare condition, so-called broken-heart syndrome can ...

A new study has identified differences in the brain present in patients with the cardiac disorder Takotsubo syndrome vs control scans, which may lead to new therapeutic targets. Takotsubo syndrome is ...