Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Title
Academic Term
Summer 2021
Document Type
Project
Course Number
NURS 6810-OL1
Course Name
Advanced Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse
Professor’s Name
Dr. Susan Butz and Dr. John Chovan
Keywords
Takotsubo, Cardiomyopathy, Pathophysiology, Treatment, Prognosis, Nursing
Subject Categories
Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing
Abstract
This poster evaluates the current understanding of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (TTC) and describes current treatment recommendations, long-term prognosis, and advanced practice nursing implications. TTC is a relatively rare disease and is present in about 2% of suspected ST-segment myocardial infarctions in women. (Sattar et al., 2017) TTC is not well understood and has several current hypotheses regarding cellular pathology. This poster explores the current understanding of pathophysiologicderangements from an organ system and two pathologic hypotheses at the cellular level. Current treatment recommendations include subclasses of treatments stratified by types of complications. Also, this poster introduces a new subclass of heart failure based on research evaluating patients who recovered from acute TTC with long-term symptoms. Lastly, this paper explores nursing implications related to TTC.
Licensing Permission
Copyright, some rights reserved. Attribution – Noncommercial – Share Alike
Recommended Citation
Baker, Aimee, "Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy" (2021). Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN). 481.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_msn/481