Takotsubo syndrome (stress-induced cardiomyopathy) in the practice of a nurse

Abstract

Stress-induced cardiomyopathy is a disease that entails a transient violation of the systolic and diastolic functions of the left ventricular myocardium with subsequent enlargement of the heart chambers, akinesia of the apical and middle segments and normo- or hyperkinesia of the basal segments in the absence of pronounced hemodynamic stenosis of the coronary arteries. To date, there is no reliable information about the pathogenesis, methods of therapy and possible prognosis of this disease, so there is a need for further research.