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(Emergencias 2006; 18: 247-249 y Circulation 2008; 118: 397-409)
"El síndrome de Tako-Tsubo, o disfunción ventricular transitoria, es una entidad que se caracteriza por ser clínicamente indistinguible del síndrome coronario agudo, con elevación enzimática y extensa acinesia anterior, pero sin alteraciones significativas en las arterias coronarias y con recuperación de las alteraciones segmentarias en las semanas siguientes."
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ALiEM - Salim Rezaie - July 11, 2013
"Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy was first described in Japan in 1990 and in the United States in 1998. It was named after an octopus trap (“tako-tsubo”) due to the shape of the trap being similar to the appearance of the left ventricular (LV) apical ballooning that occurs in this condition. Why is this condition so important to know? It can mimic acute coronary syndrome and most patients go to the emergency department because they are worried they are having an acute myocardial infarction."