Díaz-Navarro, Rienzi2022-11-302022-11-302021http://repositoriobibliotecas.uv.cl/handle/uvscl/7310Takotsubo syndrome – also known as broken-heart syndrome, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, and stress-induced cardiomyopathy – is a recently discovered acute cardiac disease first described in Japan in 1991. This review aims to update understanding on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of Takotsubo syndrome, highlighting aspects of interest to cardiologists and general practitioners.TAKOTSUBO SYNDROMETAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHYBROKEN-HEART SYNDROMESTRESS CARDIOMYOPATHYArticulo10.5837/bjc.2021.011