Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy causing “Transient Heart Failure” after
Cardiac Surgery: A Rare Phenomenon
Abstract
“Takotsubo cardiomyopathy”, also known as “broken heart syndrome”
and “stress cardiomyopathy” was first identified in the Japanese
population in 1990 as a transient non-ischemic cardiomyopathy
predominantly affecting post-menopausal females