title: Can takotsubo cardiomyopathy be familial?
abstract: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a form of reversible left ventricular dysfunction that is presumably precipitated by stress. Our observations of the recurrence of takotsubo cardiomyopathy in an individual and the occurrence of a reversible cardiomyopathy in her daughter lead us to speculate on the possibility of a familial predisposition to this entity or its variants.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cherian
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Angelis
authors.forename: Allen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Filiberti
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saperia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D017682:Myocardial Stunning / Q000209:etiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology*