%0 Journal Article
%T Selective Serotonin¨Cnorepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors-induced Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
%A Fayez Shamoon
%A Hiten Patel
%A Kunal Patel
%A Mahesh Bikkina
%A Rahul Vasudev
%A Upamanyu Rampal
%J Archive of "North American Journal of Medical Sciences".
%D 2016
%R 10.4103/1947-2714.187153
%X Takotsubo translates to ˇ°octopus potˇ± in Japanese. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is characterized by a transient regional systolic dysfunction of the left ventricle. Catecholamine excess is the one most studied and favored theories explaining the pathophysiology of TTC
%K Apical ballooning syndrome
%K selective serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
%K stress-induced cardiomyopathy
%K Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4982361/