Pathogenesis of Takotsubo syndrome

Pathogenesis of Takotsubo syndrome

Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is an enigmatic disease with a multifactorial and still unresolved pathogenesis. Postulated mechanisms include catecholamine excess, coronary artery spasm, and microvascular dysfunction, however catecholamines seem to play a central role in the pathophysiology of TTS. In fac...

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Main Authors: Daniele Masarone, Valeria Maddaloni, Marta Rubino, Fiorella Fratta, Annapaola Cirillo, Ludovica Spinelli Barrile, Roberta Pacileo, Adelaide Fusco, Guido Coppola, Francesca Pisacane, Paolo Calabrò, Raffaele Calabrò, Edoardo Bossone, Maria Giovanna Russo, Giuseppe Pacileo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-01-01
Series:Cardiogenetics
Subjects:
Takotsubo syndrome
catecholamine induced myocardial toxicity
pathophysiology.
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/cardiogen/article/view/5973

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