title: Transient left ventricular dysfunction and stroke: an intriguing mystery still far from being fully elucidated.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Clinical and Experimental Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiology Unit, Messina University Medical School, Messina, Italy. Electronic address: cesaredegregorio@tiscali.it.
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Gregorio
authors.affiliation: Clinical and Experimental Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiology Unit, Messina University Medical School, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Andò
authors.affiliation: Clinical and Experimental Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiology Unit, Messina University Medical School, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Concetta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lentini
authors.affiliation: Clinical and Experimental Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiology Unit, Messina University Medical School, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Scipione
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carerj
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines