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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">CC</journal-id>
<journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Cardiol Croat</journal-id>
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<journal-title>Cardiologia Croatica</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Cardiol. Croat.</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="ppub">1848-543X</issn>
<issn pub-type="epub">1848-5448</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Croatian Cardiac Society</publisher-name></publisher>
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<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">CC_13(11-12)_495</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15836/ccar2018.495</article-id>
<article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Extended Abstract</subject></subj-group>
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<article-title>Stress cardiomyopathy: diagnosis and treatment</article-title>
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<trans-title>Takotsubo kardiomiopatija: dijagnostika i lije&#x010D;enje</trans-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6098-254X</contrib-id><name><surname>Radi&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Kristijana</given-names></name><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1">*</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3229-9436</contrib-id><name><surname>Vrbani&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Matija</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9068-2716</contrib-id><name><surname>&#x0160;va&#x0111;umovi&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Ljiljana</given-names></name></contrib>
<aff id="aff1">Klini&#x010D;ka bolnica Dubrava, Zagreb, Hrvatska</aff>
<aff id="aff2"><institution>University Hospital Dubrava</institution>, <addr-line>Zagreb</addr-line>, <country>Croatia</country></aff>
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<corresp id="cor1"><label>*</label>ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Kristijana Radi&#x0107;, Klini&#x010D;ka bolnica Dubrava, Av. Gojka &#x0160;u&#x0161;ka 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia. / Phone: +385-99-3535-008 / E-mail: <email xlink:href="kristijana.radic41@gmail.com">kristijana.radic41@gmail.com</email></corresp></author-notes>
<pub-date pub-type="epub-ppub"><month>11</month><year>2018</year></pub-date>
<volume>13</volume>
<issue>11-12</issue>
<fpage>495</fpage>
<lpage>495</lpage>
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<date date-type="received"><day>28</day><month>10</month><year>2018</year></date><date><day>05</day><month>11</month><year>2018</year></date>
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<copyright-year>2018</copyright-year>
<copyright-holder>Croatian Cardiac Society</copyright-holder>
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<kwd-group kwd-group-type="translator" xml:lang="HR"><kwd>KLJU&#x010C;NE RIJE&#x010C;I: Takotsubo kardiomiopatija</kwd><kwd>dijagnostika</kwd><kwd>lije&#x010D;enje</kwd></kwd-group>
<kwd-group kwd-group-type="author"><title>KEYWORDS: </title><kwd>Takotsubo cardiomyopathy</kwd><kwd>diagnosis</kwd><kwd>treatment</kwd></kwd-group>
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<p>Takotsubo syndrome (broken heart syndrome) was first described in Japan. Its characteristics are regional systolic left ventricular dysfunction. Prevalence is currently estimated at 1% to 2% of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but related with emotional or physical stress. (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="r1"><italic>1</italic></xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="r2"><italic>2</italic></xref>) Although the exact pathophysiology isn&#x2019;t fully elaborated. Despite the fact that this syndrome had high rate of survival and positive reaction to treatment we can link broken heart syndrome with lethal complications that cause death of patients as high as 5%. In University Hospital Dubrava golden standard for differential diagnosis is coronary angiography with ventriculography and it requires exceptional education all involved personnel.</p>
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