Broken Heart Syndrome

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Across
  1. 3. Medical term for shortness of breath.
  2. 4. Emotional or physical trigger that often happens right before symptoms start.
  3. 6. Type of heart disease this condition is classified as.
  4. 9. Imaging test that shows the ballooning of the left ventricle.
  5. 11. Common symptom that makes this condition look like a heart attack.
  6. 13. Japanese word meaning “octopus pot” that describes how the left ventricle looks in this condition.
  7. 14. The part of the left ventricle that usually balloons out.
Down
  1. 1. Stress hormones that are thought to temporarily stun the heart muscle.
  2. 2. Group of women most commonly affected.
  3. 5. Important feature of this condition because heart function usually improves over time.
  4. 7. Procedure done to check for blocked coronary arteries, which are usually not present in this condition.
  5. 8. Possible complication if the heart becomes too weak.
  6. 10. Medication often given to decrease the effects of stress hormones on the heart.
  7. 12. Cardiac lab value that may be slightly elevated.