Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and acute coronary syndrome--overlapping diagnoses will lead to confusion

Eur J Intern Med. 2014 Jul;25(6):e78. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2014.03.006. Epub 2014 Mar 26.

Authors

Refai Showkathali¹, Anil Ramoutar²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Essex, United Kingdom. Electronic address: refais@gmail.com.
² Department of Cardiology, The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Essex, United Kingdom.

PMID: 24680566
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2014.03.006

No abstract available

Keywords: ACS; Acute coronary syndrome; Broken heart; Coronary occlusion; Stress; Takotsubo.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome / diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnosis*