Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy — NEJM

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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also called apical ballooning syndrome or stress cardiomyopathy, typically occurs in postmenopausal women and may be preceded by a stressful or emotional event. The clinical presentation may be identical to that seen in patients with acute coronary syndrome, but the condition is characterized by transient left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction of the apex and midventricle in the absence of attributable coronary artery disease