Characterization of Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Stress Cardiomyopathy
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2012-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Stress (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy (SC) is a peculiar form of acute, reversible myocardial
dysfunction predominantly affecting the apical and mid left ventricular segments.
In this institution over the last two to three years the investigators have identified more
than a dozen patients with stress cardiomyopathy. The investigators' overarching goal is to
characterize these individuals with the hope of identifying risk factors and developing
strategies to prevent the occurrence of SC in situations where the likelihood in susceptible
individuals may be high.