Broken Heart Syndrome (Stress Cardiomyopathy)

Broken Heart Syndrome, also called Stress Cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy is a condition where patients have symptoms of a heart attack, however there is no blockage. Dr. Nissen and Dr. Kalra discuss how patients present in the emergency department, diagnostic findings, treatment, recent research findings in the time of COVID-19 and what practitioners should know about this interesting syndrome.