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Another Takotsubo.

68F actually presented after some very joyous news in contrast to the usual 'broken heart
Cardiomyopathy #BrokenHeart
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient is in shock. POCUS RUSH exam shows the shock is cardiogenic.
Cardiomyopathy #BrokenHeart
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
Cardiomyopathy #RightSided #BrokenHeart
Heart Failure Association diagnostic criteria for Takotsubo syndrome
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Takotsubo #Syndrome #Cardiomyopathy #Criteria #BrokenHeart
Cardiomyopathy #Criteria #BrokenHeart
A 70 year old was presented to the urgent care center with severe retrosternal chest pain
Cardiomyopathy #BrokenHeart
Age and sex distribution of patients with takotsubo syndrome. 
#Epidemiology #Cardiology #Takotsubo #BrokenHeart #Syndrome #Cardiomyopathy #Ages
Cardiology #Takotsubo #BrokenHeart
Ventriculogram of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (Broken Heart Syndrome)

In Japanese, tako=octopus; tsubo=pot

Looks like octopus pot in systole!

Sam Ghali,
Cardiomyopathy #BrokenHeart
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Left ventriculography (Panel A [showing diastole] and Panel B [showing systole]) and contrast
Ventriculogram #NEJM #BrokenHeart
Historical Japanese octopus trap (left). Courtesy of Dr Templin, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Left ventriculogram
Ventriculogram #BrokenHeart