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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy linked to a higher prevalence of neurologic or psychiatric disorders than ACS.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is an acute heart failure syndrome with substantial morbidity and mortality, and is associated with a higher prevalence of neurologic or psychiatric disorders compared to acute coronary syndrome.
Supports neurologic/psychiatric screening in takotsubo cardiomyopathy; leaves open causal links and management implications.
Patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy had a higher prevalence of neurologic or psychiatric disorders than did those with an acute coronary syndrome. This condition represents an acute heart failure syndrome with substantial morbidity and mortality. (Funded by the Mach-Gaensslen Foundation and others; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01947621.).
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Templin et al. (2015) studied this question. Patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy had a higher prevalence of neurologic or psychiatric disorders compared to those with acute coronary syndrome.
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