Takotsubo syndrome - adding pieces to a complex puzzle

BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2017 Dec 20;17(1):296. doi: 10.1186/s12872-017-0731-y.

Abstract

Takotsubo syndrome, a form of acutely decompensated heart failure, has drawn interest because of its intriguing pathophysiology and therapeutic dilemmas. In their recent work in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, Abanador-Kamper et al. describe the therapy management in these patients and add valuable information on cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging evolution.

Keywords: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Clinical presentation; Heart failure; Takotsubo syndrome; Treatment.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Heart Failure*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy*