Broken Heart Syndrome
Across
- 3. weakening and ballooning of the _____ ventricle apex during systole that begins with minutes to hours after a stressful episode
- 6. sudden onset of an _____ is linked to this syndrome
- 7. this cardiac biomarker, _____, may be moderately elevated
- 8. __ segment elevation is a common manifestation
- 12. episodes of extreme mental _____ have been linked to this syndrome
- 13. _____, chest pain & dyspnea are clinical manifestations
- 14. _____ play an important role in causing changes in the coronary system
- 15. this medication, _____, is commonly used for management
Down
- 1. also called this _____ was first described in Japan in 1990.
- 2. withdrawals to _____ may cause this syndrome
- 4. on myocardial biopsy most people have inflammation without _____
- 5. _____ and echocardiogram are often used to make the diagnosis
- 9. transient _____ of the left ventricle in the absences of acute CAD, head trauma, myocarditis, or other forms of cardiomyopathy describes the diagnosis
- 10. found to occur most commonly in _______ women at time of acute stress
- 11. can occur in women and men of all ages. TRUE or FALSE.