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Is Takotsubo cardiomyopathy still looking for its own nosological identity?
Riccardo Scagliola1, Gian Marco Rosa2
1Cardiovascular Disease Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa 16132, Italy. risca88@live.it.
Abstract:
Despite several efforts to provide a proper nosological framework for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM), this remains an unresolved matter in clinical practice. Several clinical, pathophysiologic and histologic findings support the conceivable hypothesis that TCM could be defined as a unique pathologic entity, rather than a distinct subset of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries. Further investigations are needed in order to define TCM with the most appropriate disease taxonomy.
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