Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Pathologic insights from a fatal case

Rachel M. Hudacko; Billie S. Fyfe; Aditya Mehra; Abel E. Moreyra

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Pathologic insights from a fatal case

Rachel M. Hudacko, Billie S. Fyfe, Aditya Mehra, Abel E. Moreyra

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Abstract

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a rare disease that mimics the presentation of acute coronary syndrome. A fatal case with unique findings of global subendocardial ischemia as well as histologic evidence of microvascular and intramyocardial C4d deposition on endomyocardial biopsy and at autopsy is herein presented.

Original language	English
Journal	Internet Journal of Cardiology
Volume	8
Issue number	1
State	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Broken heart syndrome
C4d
Catecholamine-induced injury
Stress cardiomyopathy
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Pathologic insights from a fatal case

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