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Ryan Sanford
2/15/09
The Name
A Japanese term, named after the jar used for trapping octopus
In Popular Culture
1.Catecholamine Cardiotoxicity
1.Plasma levels of Epi/NE increased, even
higher than in pts w/ similar HF.
2.Not uniformly present, but close
3.Pheochromocytoma can cause similar cardiac
event
4.Histological findings simliar to in other forms of
catecholamine cardiotoxicity
Pathophysiology
Signs / Symptoms
Think ACS
o CP, dyspnea, syncope
Complications
o Pulmonary edema and respiratory failure
o Cardiogenic shock
o Ventricular tachyarrhythmias
o Ventricular wall rupture
o Mural thrombus
Labs
Atypical
Figure 4 Transthoracic echocardiogram showing four-chamber views during diastole (A) and
systole (B) in a patient presenting with tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy. Real time three-dimensional
echocardiography shows the typical contractile pattern of tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy with
akinesia of apical segments and hypercontractility of the basal segments (diastole, C; systole,
D).