The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine

223. A Broken Heart - An Approach to Takatsubo Cardiomyopathy

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In this episode, we review the clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, work-up and management of a patient presenting with Takatsubo (or stress-induced) Cardiomyopathy. Our medicine minute discusses the JAMA discusses the higher incidence of stress cardiomyopathy noted during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Written by: Dr. Mehras Motamed (Internal Medicine resident)
Reviewed y: Dr. Dennis Ko (Interventional Cardiologist) and Dr. David Juurlink (General Internist, Clinical Pharmacologist)  

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