title: Metabolic myopathy facilitating the development of Takotsubo syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: fifigs1@yahoo.de.
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Finsterer
authors.affiliation: 2nd Medical Department with Cardiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stöllberger
authors.affiliation: 2nd Medical Department with Cardiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Walter B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Winkler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Broken heart syndrome; Cardiac involvement; Myopathy; Neuromuscular disorder; Stress cardiomyopathy; Stunned myocardium