MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Takotsubo may be diagnosed if: tests rule out a heart attack and non-heart related problems. your heart muscle looks weakened or isn’t pumping blood properly. your left ventricle has changed shape.

Detailed explanation-2: -Conditions to consider in the differential diagnosis of takotsubo cardiomyopathy include the following: Esophageal spasm. Gastroesophageal reflux disease. Myocardial infarction.

Detailed explanation-3: -While a widely established non-invasive tool allowing a rapid and reliable diagnosis of TCM is currently lacking, coronary angiography with left ventriculography is considered the gold standard diagnostic tool to exclude or confirm TCM. Abe et al. introduced the first diagnostic criteria for TCM in 2003.