title: "Takotsubo" cardiomyopathy A syndrome characterized by transient left ventricular apical ballooning that mimics the shape of a bottle used for trapping octopus in Japan.
authors.forename: Kinji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
mesh_terms: D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D013577:Syndrome; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left