Transient left ventricular dysfunction and stroke: an intriguing mystery still far from being fully elucidated.
In this article the authors deal with the intricate relationship between acute brain injuries and stress cardiomyopathies. The complexity of heart–brain relationship raises some questions about the occurrence of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in young patients with acute brain ischemia and vice versa.
de Gregorio
Cesare
C
Clinical and Experimental Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiology Unit, Messina University Medical School, Messina, Italy. Electronic address: cesaredegregorio@tiscali.it.
Andò
Giuseppe
G
Clinical and Experimental Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiology Unit, Messina University Medical School, Messina, Italy.
Lentini
Concetta
C
Clinical and Experimental Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiology Unit, Messina University Medical School, Messina, Italy.
Carerj
Scipione
S
Clinical and Experimental Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiology Unit, Messina University Medical School, Messina, Italy.
D002395:Catecholamines / Q000097:blood; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*
D002395:Catecholamines