Stress-induced (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy ... Her heart rate was 65 bpm, blood pressure 138/71 mmHg, and oxygen saturation 98% while breathing room air. Cardiac examination revealed normal ...

Ischemia occurs when the heart does not receive adequate blood supply to function properly. "Cardiomyopathy" is ... ejection fraction of 40% or less (normal is between 55% and 70%).

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy ... the basal segments of the heart become akinetic while the cardiac apex is hypercontractile. Universally, LV function returns to normal relatively quickly ― generally ...

Differentiation of HCM from other cardiomyopathies Hypertensive heart disease is characterized by symmetrical increase in left ventricular (LV) wall thickness with normal LV dimension. In athlete ...

Amyloid cardiomyopathy (cardiac amyloidosis ... Both AL and TTR cardiac amyloid deposits disrupt the normal function of the myocardium and other heart tissues. Amyloid is deposited in both ...