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Editorial
. 2023 Aug 1;7(8):ytad361.
doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytad361. eCollection 2023 Aug.

Takotsubo syndrome and chaos theory

Vincenzo Nuzzi  1 , Manlio Cipriani  1 , Luca Cacciotti  2 , Luca Arcari  2
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Takotsubo syndrome and chaos theory

Vincenzo Nuzzi et al. Eur Heart J Case Rep. .
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Graphical representation of chaos theory applied to Takotsubo syndrome. Triggers (butterfly wings flap) interact with an underlying vulnerable predisposing state potentially leading to acute Takotsubo syndrome. Small variations of these interactions and/or the initial state might lead to completely different pathways, graphically represented by different solutions in the Lorenz attractor, ending in opposite outcomes: no cardiac abnormalities or the typical Takotsubo syndrome manifestations.
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