Takotsubo syndrome is a heart condition that is characterized by the rapid onset of left ventricular dysfunction, usually reversible, and meeting the following diagnostic criteria:
- Transient alterations of regional contractility of the myocardial wall of the right or left ventricle, which are
Background
On one hand structural cardiac anomalies and arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation can give rise to thrombi that are dislodged as emboli to the brain and cause stroke. On the other hand acute emotional stress or cerebral events can cause acute cardiac dysfunction with left ventricular
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the leading cause of death in developed countries. In patients with AMI, prompt reopening of an occluded coronary artery is the main goal of reperfusion therapies in order to restore normal blood flow to the myocardium, thus preventing left ventricular (LV)
Background: Since the initial Japanese description of Takotsubo's cardiomyopathy in 1991 as a transient systolic dysfunction of the apical or mid left ventricular segments in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease, stress induced cardiomyopathy has been increasingly recognized in the
Study objectives:
Primary Objective:
To compare the change in global LV function assessed with myocardial performance index (MPI) after 3 months treatment with irbesartan compared to usual care in patients admitted to hospital with acute myocardial infarction, wall motion score index > 1.3 (LVEF >
BACKGROUND:
Hypertension, a complex disease involving the interplay of genetic and environmental factors, affects an estimated 50 million Americans and is a major predisposing factor for myocardial infarction, vascular disease, stroke, and renal failure. It has been estimated from segregation
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