Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy may be associated with cardiac geometric features as observed in hypertensive heart disease
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Date
2009
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Publisher
Elsevier Ireland Ltd
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
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. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Keywords
Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, Left ventricular hypertrophy
Journal or Series
International Journal of Cardiology
WoS Q Value
Q2
Scopus Q Value
Q1
Volume
135
Issue
2
