title: Inflammation in takotsubo cardiomyopathy? Inquiry from "Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Myocarditis (JCS 2009)".
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: chyabo@juntendo.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Sachio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Center, Shizuoka General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimada
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D004452:Echocardiography; D004489:Edema, Cardiac / Q000473:pathology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002097:C-Reactive Protein
keywords: Ampulla cardiomyopathy; Edema; Endomyocardial biopsy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pathology