One of the patient of orthopaedics was cancelled for surgery due to a transient condition mimicking acute myocardial infarction. The name the condition takes origin from a Japanese pot used to catch which one of the seafood?
a. Oyster
b. King Crab
c. Octopus
d. Molluscs
e. Turtles
Answer -
c
A temporary acute stressful condition mimicking acute MI with ST elevation is known as 'Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy'.
The Japanese pot 'tako-tsubo' is used by fishermen to trap octopus.
The condition is also called 'broken heart syndrome', 'Stress cardiomyopathy', Transient atypical ballooning syndrome' etc.
a. Oyster
b. King Crab
c. Octopus
d. Molluscs
e. Turtles
Answer -
c
A temporary acute stressful condition mimicking acute MI with ST elevation is known as 'Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy'.
The Japanese pot 'tako-tsubo' is used by fishermen to trap octopus.
The condition is also called 'broken heart syndrome', 'Stress cardiomyopathy', Transient atypical ballooning syndrome' etc.
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