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Mesh term Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

Description

A transient left ventricular apical dysfunction or ballooning accompanied by electrocardiographic (ECG) T wave inversions. This abnormality is associated with high levels of CATECHOLAMINES, either administered or endogenously secreted from a tumor or during extreme stress.



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