INTRODUCTION: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is characterized by transient left ventricular dysfunction in the absence of coronary artery disease. 36% of TCM cases had a physical stressor such as illness, while 27.7% reported an emotional trigger which lead to an inappropriate catecholamine release and response. TCM then presents with substernal chest pain, EKG changes, transient systolic dysfunction and rarely arrythmias such as Torsades de Pointes (TdP). Patients will usually recover systolic left ventricular function within 4 weeks.
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