title: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Acute and rapidly reversible left ventricular dysfunction may be triggered by various emotional and physical insults. The most common precipitant being the death of a close family member but the other reported precipitants include court appearance, fear of a procedure, arguments and surprise parties and reunions. This entity is now well known as stress cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. We report a case of rapidly reversible left ventricular dysfunction following attempted suicide by hanging.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Sawlani
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Atam
authors.lastname: Khemraj
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy