The left ventricle is the main blood-pumping chamber of your heart. When the heart muscle in this chamber squeezes, oxygen-rich blood is pumped out of the heart to supply the organs and tissues of ...

The condition was seen in a 75-year-old female patient with a history of epilepsy and hypertension. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is stress-induced cardiomyopathy and can mimic acute coronary syndrome, as ...

A 32-year-old primiparous woman underwent emergency caesarean delivery and subsequently developed peripartum takotsubo cardiomyopathy, necessitating transfer to a tertiary critical care and heart ...

It’s often mistaken for a heart attack, but Takotsubo cardiomyopathy – previously known as Broken Heart syndrome – is a serious and sometimes fatal heart condition increasingly reported in intensive ...

The risk of death or complications from the stress-related heart condition associated with stressful events, such as the death of a loved one -- called Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or broken heart ...

A diagnosis of stress-induced cardiomyopathy is also known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy and broken heart syndrome. It means the heart has been weakened by an acute period of emotional or physical ...

Physical triggers, rather than emotional shocks, appear to carry a worse prognosis and a higher risk of recurrence for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, according to a new analysis of the ...

Passing quietly away from sheer heartbreak is a trope that pops up in myth and fantasy. In the Star Wars universe, Padmé Amidala may have died of a broken heart after her husband turned to the dark ...

Men are less likely than women to experience Takotsubo cardiomyopathy—also known as broken heart syndrome—but experience worse outcomes when they do, according to new European data. Because it has ...

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 ...

Broken heart syndrome mostly affects post-menopausal people after extreme stress. Most people recover from broken heart syndrome within weeks. You can manage your stress to prevent broken heart ...