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SUBMITTER: Karnati S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9062978 | biostudies-literature | 2022
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Karnati Srikanth S Guntas Gulcan G Rajendran Ranjithkumar R Shityakov Sergey S Höring Marcus M Liebisch Gerhard G Kosanovic Djuro D Ergün Süleyman S Nagai Michiaki M Förster Carola Y CY
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine 20220419
Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), also known as the transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome, is in contemporary times known as novel acute cardiac syndrome. It is characterized by transient left ventricular apical akinesis and hyperkinesis of the basal left ventricular portions. Although the precise etiology of TTS is unknown, events like the sudden release of stress hormones, such as the catecholamines and the increased inflammatory status might be plausible causes leading to the cardiova ...[more]