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This syndrome resembles one identified in older women in Japan called A takotsubo is a type of octopus trap.
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In an e-mail to friends, her husband Roger shared the story: After a scuba dive three weeks ago in the Philippines, Sant suffered from takotsubo cardiomyopathy -- a severe stress-induced heart condition that was triggered when she surfaced in very rough seas without her diving boat nearby.
Update: Vicki Sant back in DC; complete recovery expected The Reliable Source 2011
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Dr. Cindy Grines, vice president of academic and clinical affairs at the Detroit Medical Center Cardiovascular Institute, noted that many of them had more typical causes of heart attack, such as ruptured plaques or blood clots in their arteries, and might not have experienced classic takotsubo, when heart attacks usually occur with no typical causes.
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The medical term for "broken heart syndrome" is takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
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Stress-induced (takotsubo) cardiomyopathy may occur during acute medical illness or after intense emotional or physical stress.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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Stress-induced (takotsubo) cardiomyopathy may occur during acute medical illness or after intense emotional or physical stress.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word takotsubo
"The name "takotsubo" comes from the Japanese word takotsubo "octopus trap", because the left ventricle of the heart takes on a shape resembling an octopus trap when affected by this condition."
-- From Wikipedia's takotsubo cardiomyopathy page (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Takotsubo_cardiomyopathy&oldid=1032145059)
August 24, 2021