Fig. 3From: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in cancer patientsCancer and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Cancer can increase the predisposition to TCM through various pathways. Cancer produces an emotional stress response as well as physical/surgical stressors from the disease. The paraneoplastic mediators along with the chronic inflammatory state is another risk factor. Lastly, the therapeutic regimens including medical therapeutic agents and radiation therapy can trigger the development of TCMBack to article page