Chronic takotsubo syndrome with acute exacerbations may be the villain in the increase of morbidity and mortality in patients with decompensated chronic heart failure.
Karolinska Institute at Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Sweden. Electronic address: shams.younis-hassan@karolinska.se.
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D002908:Chronic Disease; D018450:Disease Progression; D014943:Global Health; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology
Broken heart; Heart failure; Neurogenic stunned myocardium; Sympathetic denervation; Takotsubo