The broken heart syndrome.

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a nurse's guide.

broken heart classically refers to an emotional state caused by psychological pain. Current research indicates that a broken heart is a true medical condition, not just a play on words. Broken heart syndrome is due to an exaggerated sympathetic response to stress that causes a severe but reversible left ventricular failure. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a reversible left ventricular dysfunction t...

Broken Heart Syndrome

Broken heart syndrome: a risk of teenage rhinoplasty.

"Broken heart" syndrome is a rare phenomenon characterized by transient ballooning of the left ventricle and chronic heart failure, usually presenting in postmenopausal women. It is formally known as acute stress-induced cardiomyopathy and, although described in the cardiology literature, it has not been previously described in plastic surgery patients. It is thought to occur secondary to incre...

Psychophysiological concepts of stress induced cardiomyopathy with broken heart syndrome as a paradigm

Horst J. Koch: HELIOS Klinikum Aue, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, D-08280 Aue. Correspondence address: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, HELIOS Clinic Aue – Academic Hospital of the Technical University Dresden; Gartenstraße 6; D-08280 Aue. Email: [email protected] Psychophysiological concepts of stress induced cardiomyopathy with broken heart syndrome as a p...

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...

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or broken-heart syndrome.

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy mimics acute coronary syndrome and is accompanied by reversible left ventricular apical ballooning in the absence of angiographically significant coronary artery stenosis. In Japanese, "takotsubo" means "fishing pot for trapping octopus," and the left ventricle of a patient diagnosed with this condition resembles that shape. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, which is transient ...