Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

English

Alternative forms

• takotsubo cardiomyopathy
• takotsubo syndrome
• Takotsubo syndrome

Etymology

Named in the 1990s by Japanese doctors who first recognised this disease, after the Japanese word 蛸壷 (takotsubo, “octopus pot/trap”), because of the unusual pot-like shape of the stricken heart in the disease.

Noun

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (uncountable)

1. A type of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy in which there is a sudden temporary weakening of the myocardium.

Synonyms

• transient apical ballooning syndrome
• apical ballooning cardiomyopathy
• stress cardiomyopathy

Hyponyms

• broken heart syndrome