Table 1 Mayo Clinic criteria for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

1.

Transient hypokinesis, akinesis, or dyskinesis of the left ventricular mid segments with or without apical involvement; the regional wall motion abnormalities extend beyond a single epicardial vascular distribution; a stressful trigger is often, but not always present

2.

Absence of obstructive coronary disease or angiographic evidence of acute plaque rupture

3.

New electrocardiographic abnormalities (either ST-segment elevation and/or T-wave inversion) or modest elevation in cardiac troponin

4.

Absence of pheochromocytoma or myocarditis