title: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy - the broken heart syndrome.
abstract: This report describes a case of a seventy -year old woman with the special form of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) preceded by acute emotional stress. The coronarography revealed normal coronary arteries, however cardiac enzymes and catecholamines had increased values. Electrocardiogram indicated the changes characteristic of either acute coronary syndrome or myocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Clinic, Clinical Centre of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia. jelenavu@eunet.rs
authors.forename: Jelena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vučković Filipović
authors.forename: Goran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Davidović
authors.forename: Violeta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Irić Ćupić
authors.forename: Svetlana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dukić
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kovačević
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology