title: Response to letters regarding article, "systolic and diastolic mechanics in stress cardiomyopathy".
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Medeiros
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC.
authors.forename: Catalin F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Baicu
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fitzgibbons
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Medical School, Charlottesville, VA.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
authors.forename: Dennis A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Tighe
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Zile
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
authors.forename: Gerard P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Aurigemma
mesh_terms: D003971:Diastole / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013599:Systole / Q000502:physiology*; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*