Table 3.

Diagnosis criteria for takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Patients must satisfy all the following
ECG	New abnormalities: ST-segment elevation and or T waves inversion
Blood test	Modest peak of troponin
Imaging	Transient wall motion abnormalities (with or without apical involvement) that extend beyond a single epicardial coronary artery
Angiography	Normal or near normal epicardial coronary arteries and no evidence of plaque rupture
Excluding other diseases	Pheochromocytoma, myocarditis

Based on Mayo Clinic Criteria (2008). ECG: Electrocardiographic.