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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
Cardiomyopathy +     
Atrial cardiomyopathy  
Dilated cardiomyopathy  
Histiocytoid cardiomyopathy  
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy +   
Noncompaction cardiomyopathy +   
Restrictive cardiomyopathy  
Right ventricular cardiomyopathy  
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy  
Transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome or takotsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by transient regional systolic dysfunction involving the left ventricular apex and/or mid-ventricle in the absence of obstructive coronary disease on coronary angiography. Patients present with an abrupt onset of angina-like chest pain, and have diffuse T-wave inversion, sometimes preceded by ST-segment elevation, and mild cardiac enzyme elevation.

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: Broken-heart syndrome
Xrefs: EFO:1002000 ;   SNOMEDCT_US:441541008 ;   UMLS:C1739395
Definition Sources: PMID:17916581

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