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noun
A type of nonischemic cardiomyopathy in which there is a sudden temporary weakening of the myocardium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: cardiology, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: apical ballooning cardiomyopathy, stress cardiomyopathy, transient apical ballooning syndrome
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative form of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
Across languages
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