Echocardiographic characterization and functional impairment in an ex-vivo perfused rat model of takotsubo syndrome

A, Nejat, E R M I R, Zulfaj, Y A L D A, Kakaei, A H M E D, Elmahdy, A A R O N, Shekka Espinosa, P Y L O V A, Tetiana, S, Valentina, M A N A, Kalani, A, Hamiid, A, Jha, Björn, Redfors, E L M I R, Omerovic

European Heart Journal |

Funding Acknowledgements: Type of funding sources: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): institute of medicine, university of Gothenburg Background: Takotsubo Syndrome (TTS) is an acute transient form of heart failure with A hallmark echocardiographic feature of TTS is regional wall motion abnormalities. While substantial research has been conducted to unravel its pathophysiology, the underlying mechanisms of myocardial functional impairment in TTS remain poorly understood.