Bethesda, MD - Japanese researchers reporting in the July 1, 2001 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology have described a novel heart syndrome that mimics acute myocardial ...

In addition to ECG findings, cardiac biomarkers are elevated. Troponin, creatine kinase, and creatine kinase-MB results are positive, but they tend to be less elevated than in an acute myocardial ...

Background. A 54-year-old postmenopausal woman presented with retrosternal chest pressure, nausea, and vomiting of 4 h duration. Her medical history included hypertension (treated with metoprolol and ...

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM), also known as apical ballooning syndrome or acute stress-induced cardiomyopathy, is a condition in which the heart suddenly dysfunctions. The tip of the left ventricle ...

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a condition in which there is rapid weakening of the left ventricular muscles as a result of acute physical or emotional stress. This condition is also called stress ...