title: When a broken heart is real: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Takosubo cardiomyopathy is a rare but reversible type of cardiomyopathy that often mimics symptoms of acute coronary syndromes. It is essential that NPs differentiate the causes because treatment strategies vary.
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine at North Eastern Ohio University in Ravenna, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Nichole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pore
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burley
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011379:Prognosis; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*