Long-term Benefits of Risk Factor Reduction in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy.—A Comment on Khalighi et al. Entitled “Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Long Term Follow-up Shows Benefit with Risk Factor Reduction”, J. Cardiovasc. Dev. Dis., 2015, 2, 273–281.
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) or stress-induced cardiomyopathy is also popularly referred to as "broken heart syndrome" or "apical ballooning syndrome". [...].
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Response to Ponamgi et al. Comments on Khalighi et al. Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Long Term Follow-up Shows Benefit with Risk Factor Reduction. J. Cardiovasc. Dev. Dis., 2015, 2, 273–281.
We appreciate the thorough response given by Ponagmi et al. [1], who rightly point out that the pathophysiology and modifiable risk factors of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (TC) have yet to be unequivocally established. [...].
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