CTG-repeat expansions in the DMPK gene do not cause takotsubo syndrome

PG Bridgman, J Finsterer… - International …, 2016 - internationaljournalofcardiology.com
Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) and myotonic dystrophy type 1 (MD1) are seemingly unrelated
conditions. However we have noted remarkable similarities between two cases reported …

Recurrent takotsubo syndrome in a patient with myotonic dystrophy 1

J Finsterer, C Stöllberger, D Demirtas, M Gencik… - Acute Cardiac …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Stress-induced cardiomyopathy (takotsubo-syndrome, TTS) and its recurrence
have not been described in myotonic dystrophy-1. Case report: The patient was a 47-year …

Takotsubo syndrome in Duchenne muscular dystrophy may be triggered by epilepsy

J Finsterer - Journal of Cardiology Cases, 2020 - journalofcardiologycases.com
With interest we read the article by Saprungruang et al. about an 8-year-old male with
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) who experienced two episodes of takotsubo …

Noncompaction predisposing for recurrent Takotsubo syndrome in myotonic dystrophy 1

J Finsterer, C Stöllberger… - International …, 2013 - internationaljournalofcardiology.com
Left ventricular hypertrabeculation (LVHT, noncompaction, noncompaction) is an
increasingly recognized morphological abnormality of the left ventricular myocardium …

McConnell's sign—An insight into the pathogenesis of Takotsubo syndrome?

Y Shao, B Redfors, A Ali… - International …, 2015 - internationaljournalofcardiology.com
Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy, is an acute
cardiac syndrome. The unique characteristics of TTS are that one or more circumferential …

[HTML][HTML] Recurrent Takotsubo syndrome in a boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a case report

A Saprungruang, K Vithessonthi… - Journal of Cardiology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Takotsubo syndrome is a rare cause of reversible ventricular dysfunction that imitate an
acute coronary syndrome. The entity is unusual among pediatric populations and a recurrent …

Broken muscle and heart: daughter, mother, and grandmother

S Y-Hassan - European Heart Journal, 2019 - academic.oup.com
A 54-year-old woman has myotonic dystrophy type 1. Her mother, a sister and her son had
also myotonic dystrophy type 1. Two years prior to index presentation, a pacemaker was …

Typical and atypical Takotsubo syndrome in the same patient

F Migliore, A Zorzi, MP Marra… - International …, 2013 - internationaljournalofcardiology.com
Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) usually affects post-menopausal women and is characterized by
the abrupt onset of acute chest symptoms, usually precipitated by physical or psychological …

Takotsubo as initial manifestation of non-myopathic cardiomyopathy due to the titin variant c. 1489G> T

H Keller, U Neuhold, F Weidinger, E Gatterer… - Medicines, 2018 - mdpi.com
Background: Whether patients with subclinical cardiomyopathy (CMP) are more prone to
experience Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) than patients without CMP, is unknown. We present …

[HTML][HTML] Overtures to takotsubo's cardiomyopathy

FA Ghanem, GS Abela - Clinical cardiology, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Takotsubo's cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a condition with characteristic left ventricular wall
motion abnormalities that occurs in the absence of critical atherosclerosis by coronary …