The association with a preceding stressor is a characteristic feature of Takotsubo syndrome (TTS). Negative emotions prior to TTS are common and led to the popular term ‘broken heart syndrome’. In contrast, pleasant triggers (‘happy heart syndrome’) are rare and scarcely investigated.
Editors
JACC Heart Failure Editor-in-Chief
Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FACC
Deputy Editor
Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH
JACC Heart Failure CME/MOC Editor
Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD
Author
Brent C. Lampert, DO, FACC
Important Dates
Date of Release: June 27, 2022
Term of Approval/Date of CME/MOC/ECME Expiration: June 26, 2023