Cardiology
Transient left ventricular dysfunction under severe stress is defined and explored in review
Published in Heart Disease Weekly, March 26th, 2006
According to the review from the United States, "Transient left ventricular dysfunction in patients under emotional or physical stress, also known as tako-tsubo-like left ventricular dysfunction, has been recently been recognized as a distinct clinical entity. The aims of this review are to define this phenomenon and to explore its similarities to the left ventricular dysfunction seen in patients with acute brain injury."
J. Ako and colleagues at Stanford...
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Source: Heart Disease Weekly (2006-03-26)
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