Stress cardiomyopathy physical examination
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Physical examination
The following physical examination findings may be seen in patients with stress cardiomyopathy:[1]
- General appearance: Patient may look ill and in distress
- Vital signs: can be within normal limits, but some patients have hypotension, bradycardia and/or tachypnea
- Cardiac auscultation: approximately 20% of patients may have a transient systolic murmur
References
- ↑ Y-Hassan S, Yamasaki K (2013). "History of takotsubo syndrome: is the syndrome really described as a disease entity first in 1990? Some inaccuracies". Int. J. Cardiol. 166 (3): 736–7. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.09.183. PMID 23073280.