title: Happiness can break your heart: a rare case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy after good news.
abstract: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) mimics acute myocardial infarction on electrocardiography and is characterized by transient left ventricular dysfunction and positive cardiac biomarkers in the absence of significant coronary disease. In the majority of cases, TTC affects postmenopausal women and is commonly incited by a recent negative emotional stressor, although the pathophysiological mechanism of this process is incompletely understood. In contrast, we describe a case in which TTC developed after a recent positive emotional event in a postmenopausal woman.
authors: Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Allen
authors: Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors: Gurpreet
authors: G
authors: Parmar
authors: Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors: Amir
authors: A
authors: Ravandi
authors: Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors: Farrukh
authors: F
authors: Hussain
authors: Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Electronic address: mkass@sbgh.mb.ca.
authors: Malek
authors: M
authors: Kass
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006240:Happiness; D006801:Humans; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology