ALLMedicine™ Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Center

May 18th, 2022 - Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) is a rare disease with unclear etiology that is characterized by wall motion abnormalities of the left ventricle. We report a 64-year-old woman who presented with cardiac arrest 6 hours after ureteral stenting, with n...

May 18th, 2022 - We present a case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy following recreational ingestion of Psilocybe semilanceata (known as 'magic mushrooms'). The patient presented with respiratory distress and pulmonary oedema responding to standard medical measures. In...

May 14th, 2022 - A woman in her 50s with a background of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease secondary to smoking presented with intermittent chest tightness, dyspnoea and vomiting for 4 days. A presumed diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) was made based ...

May 11th, 2022 - Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is characteristically associated with left ventricular apical ballooning and regional wall motion abnormalities that predispose to the formation of left ventricular (LV) thrombi and subsequent thromboembolic events (...

May 7th, 2022 - Rates of stress (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy have increased during the coronavirus pandemic due to social stressors, even in patients who are not infected with the virus. At times, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) may present as cardiogenic shock. Here...

May 2nd, 2022 - Severe heart failure is a diagnosis with a very poor prognosis where the 2-year mortality rate for serious heart failure is over 50%, which exceeds many cancer diagnoses. Despite advances in pharmacological treatment and mechanical pumps, heart tr...

Sep 30th, 2021 - Acute takotsubo cardiomyopathy is characterised by sudden onset left ventricular dysfunction precipitated by major stress. The researchers have shown that recovery is more protracted than previously appreciated, and is associated with persistent m...

Mar 7th, 2019 - Certain cardiac and neurologic diseases influence each other via a still poorly understood "brain-heart axis". Subarachnoidal bleedings are well known to cause ECG alterations resembling those of myocardial infarction, along with a reduction of sy...

Dec 13th, 2017 - Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) is a type of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy in which there is a sudden temporary weakening of the myocardium. . In a recent study, women report more sexual dysfunction than men after 1 year after TC. Despite that a numbe...

Mar 9th, 2017 - Data to be registered within 24 hours after admittance: Age of the patient Gender Comorbidities Currently taken medications The exact time point of bleeding Additional circumstances of the bleeding Physical stress factors Psychological stress fact...

Sep 25th, 2019 - Note that some links may require subscriptions. Another person has died from "vaping illness," Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced -- bringing the national total to nine. In Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker imposed a 4-month ban on sales of all vap...

Jul 18th, 2019 - A history of cancer was noted in one in six patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as "broken heart syndrome," and was associated with reduced 5-year survival times, a new international study found. Malignancy was observed in 16.6% of ...

Apr 30th, 2019 - Upfront delayed-enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance (DE-CMR) imaging identifies a different or new culprit lesion than standard angiography in nearly one in three patients presenting with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI),...

Apr 30th, 2019 - Upfront delayed-enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance (DE-CMR) imaging identifies a different or new culprit lesion than standard angiography in nearly one in three patients presenting with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI),...

Oct 25th, 2018 - The death of a loved one is a tragic and ultimately unavoidable experience that we all eventually face. Stories of spouses dying within days or even hours of each other are not uncommon. A recent study may explain why. Researchers from Rice Univer...