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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Brief Review on Pathogenesis, Clinical Presentation, Investigations, Management and Prognosis

Eaint Kay Khine Thein

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (TC) has been increasingly recognized since first described in Japan 20 years ago by Dr. Sato and co-workers in 1991. The prevalence is 1.7%-2.2% among suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) patients and overall incidence is likely to be underestimated. It occurs mainly in postmenopausal women in the 7th-8th decades of life. It is also known as transient apical ballooning syndrome or broken heart syndrome.