Background A 71-year-old woman presented with severe chest pain after an episode of acute emotional distress. Her serum levels of cardiac enzymes were slightly elevated and electrocardiography ...

In addition to ECG findings, cardiac biomarkers are elevated. Troponin, creatine kinase, and creatine kinase-MB results are positive, but they tend to be less elevated than in an acute myocardial ...

Background. A 54-year-old postmenopausal woman presented with retrosternal chest pressure, nausea, and vomiting of 4 h duration. Her medical history included hypertension (treated with metoprolol and ...

Broken heart cardiomyopathy is also called Takotsubo syndrome because of the peculiar shape of the heart following its development. It is also called apical ballooning syndrome for the same reason. It ...

Specific treatment for takotsubo cardiomyopathy has not yet been standardized. Initial treatment in an emergency department should follow protocol for an acute coronary syndrome. After a complete ...