Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy causing “Transient Heart Failure” after Cardiac Surgery: A Rare Phenomenon

“Takotsubo cardiomyopathy”, also known as “broken heart syndrome” and “stress cardiomyopathy” was first identified in the Japanese population in 1990 as a transient non-ischemic cardiomyopathy predominantly affecting post-menopausal females