This is gonna sound so geeky, but today I just found out bout the coolest disease ever...TAKOTSUBO! Today one of the patients came in with suspected TAKOTSUBO cardiomyopathy! *I just love saying the name*
It means octopus trap in Japanese.
It's otherwise known as stress cardiomyopathy or broken heart syndrome.
So cool right?
There's basically ballooning of the apical part. Might lead to congestive heart failure! According to my consultant, basically the imaging will show dilation of the heart but the myocardium is not damaged. Transient and reversible..but if in severe cases..might get worse!
TAKOTSUBO usually happens in patient whose long time spouse passed away in their old age. Mostly postmenopausal women are affected. So they are literally broken hearted~
So my friends out there..who are feeling stress/sad/broken hearted...cheer up! There's more to life!!! Fight TAKOTSUBO!
It means octopus trap in Japanese.
It's otherwise known as stress cardiomyopathy or broken heart syndrome.
So cool right?
There's basically ballooning of the apical part. Might lead to congestive heart failure! According to my consultant, basically the imaging will show dilation of the heart but the myocardium is not damaged. Transient and reversible..but if in severe cases..might get worse!
TAKOTSUBO usually happens in patient whose long time spouse passed away in their old age. Mostly postmenopausal women are affected. So they are literally broken hearted~
So my friends out there..who are feeling stress/sad/broken hearted...cheer up! There's more to life!!! Fight TAKOTSUBO!
Not funny at ALL! Takostubo Syndrome is an actual HEART ATTACK which, luckily, does not produce a long-term damage... It is, however, FATAL if mis-treated or strikes at an "unlucky" time or place. NO ONE dies laughing.
ReplyDeleteNot every post is meant to be funny also~=p
ReplyDeletei'm open to correction~