Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy may cause lasting damage

Alterations in Cardiac Deformation, Timing of Contraction and Relaxation, and Early Myocardial Fibrosis Accompany the Apparent Recovery of Acute Stress-Induced (Takotsubo) Cardiomyopathy: An End to the Concept of Transience – Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Broken heart syndrome may have lasting damage, say researchers – BBC Health News (free) AND Broken heart syndrome may cause permanent damage – News Medical (free) AND ‘Octopus pot’ syndrome: why a broken heart can be as bad as cardiac arrest – The Guardian (free)