Happy heart syndrome: role of positive emotional stress in takotsubo syndrome
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Happy heart syndrome: role of positive emotional stress in takotsubo syndrome
AIMS Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is typically provoked by negative stressors such as grief, anger, or fear leading to the popular term 'broken heart syndrome'. However, the role of positive emotions triggering TTS remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to analyse the prevalence and characteristics of patients with TTS following pleasant events, which are distinct from the stressful or u...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Heart Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0195-668X,1522-9645
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv757