Abstract
Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy is a clinical entity with a relatively new described acute and reversible left ventricular (LV) dysfunction triggered by emotional stress. Different observations have represented that tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy may be associated with similar LV myocardial geometry as described by novel quantitative echocardiographic methods in hypertensive heart disease. Therefore, acute emotional stress in tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy or chronic stress by increased afterload in hypertension possibly represents similar morphologic and functional features on the basis of heart.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 251-252 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | International Journal of Cardiology |
Volume | 135 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 26 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Hypertension
- Left ventricular hypertrophy
- Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine