Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Psychiatric Illness: Redefining the Relationship

Physicians who encounter patients in the emergency department with chest pain, palpitations, or shortness of breath may often find it difficult to differentiate diagnosis of panic attacks from acute coronary syndrome or Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. Redefining and understanding the pathophysiological re...

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Main Author: Hannah Masoud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Barcaray International 2016-01-01
Series:International Cardiovascular Forum Journal
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Online Access:http://icfjournal.org/index.php/icfj/article/view/343/pdf-2
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spelling doaj-5df464ed2f2a41e998bc1500b00a8e9b2020-11-24T22:49:01ZengBarcaray InternationalInternational Cardiovascular Forum Journal2410-26362409-34242016-01-0151113https://doi.org/10.17987/icfj.v5i0.343Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Psychiatric Illness: Redefining the RelationshipHannah Masoud0St. George’s University School of Medicine, GrenadaPhysicians who encounter patients in the emergency department with chest pain, palpitations, or shortness of breath may often find it difficult to differentiate diagnosis of panic attacks from acute coronary syndrome or Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. Redefining and understanding the pathophysiological relationship of psychiatric illness including anxiety, depression, or panic attacks and Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy may help clinicians implement a more effective and beneficial model of care for this affliction that is being found to be increasingly more common in today’s age.http://icfjournal.org/index.php/icfj/article/view/343/pdf-2Takotsubo Cardiomyopathypsychiatric illness
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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Psychiatric Illness: Redefining the Relationship
International Cardiovascular Forum Journal
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
psychiatric illness
author_facet Hannah Masoud
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title Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Psychiatric Illness: Redefining the Relationship
title_short Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Psychiatric Illness: Redefining the Relationship
title_full Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Psychiatric Illness: Redefining the Relationship
title_fullStr Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Psychiatric Illness: Redefining the Relationship
title_full_unstemmed Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Psychiatric Illness: Redefining the Relationship
title_sort takotsubo cardiomyopathy and psychiatric illness: redefining the relationship
publisher Barcaray International
series International Cardiovascular Forum Journal
issn 2410-2636
2409-3424
publishDate 2016-01-01
description Physicians who encounter patients in the emergency department with chest pain, palpitations, or shortness of breath may often find it difficult to differentiate diagnosis of panic attacks from acute coronary syndrome or Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. Redefining and understanding the pathophysiological relationship of psychiatric illness including anxiety, depression, or panic attacks and Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy may help clinicians implement a more effective and beneficial model of care for this affliction that is being found to be increasingly more common in today’s age.
topic Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
psychiatric illness
url http://icfjournal.org/index.php/icfj/article/view/343/pdf-2
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