title: Could myocardial inflammation in Takotsubo syndrome be secondary to the mechanical disruption, rather than a primary feature, of the illness?
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States; Division of Cardiology, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Elmhurst, NY, United States. Electronic address: madiasj@nychhc.org.
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Madias
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications*; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in myocarditis; Chemical myocarditis; Inflammation in Takotsubo syndrome; Mechanical disruption in Takotsubo syndrome; Myocarditis; Takotsubo syndrome