Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

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Etymology

Named in the 1990s by Japanese doctors who first recognised this disease, after the Japanese word 蛸壷 (takotsubo, “octopus pot/trap”), because of the unusual pot-like shape of the stricken heart in the disease.

Noun

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (uncountable)

  1. (cardiology) A type of nonischemic cardiomyopathy in which there is a sudden temporary weakening of the myocardium.
    Synonyms: apical ballooning cardiomyopathy, stress cardiomyopathy, transient apical ballooning syndrome
    Hyponym: broken heart syndrome

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