Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is an underappreciated entity in children and young adults, requiring specific awareness of its presentation, triggers, and management in this population.
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May warrant consideration of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in pediatric acute heart failure; leaves open age-specific diagnostic criteria and prospective trials.
Since Takotsubo cardiomyopathy was first described by Sato in 1990, multiple cases have been reported, but only few in children, among whom this type of cardiomyopathy is to some extent underappreciated. A series of children with this syndrome were therefore reviewed, drawing comparison with cases reported by others. The review addresses the current challenges in diagnosis, presentation, triggers, clinical course, management, and possible pathogenic mechanisms of the entity.
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Lázaro Hernández (2014) studied this question.
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