Why the study?
Does atypical Takotsubo syndrome have different clinical profiles and outcomes compared to typical Takotsubo syndrome?
Population
1,750 patients diagnosed with Takotsubo syndrome between 1998 and 2014 from the International Takotsubo…
Comparison
Atypical Takotsubo syndrome vs Typical Takotsubo syndrome (apical TTS)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
in-hospital, 1 year, and long-term
Authors
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Comparable adjusted outcomes in atypical versus typical TTS should not yet alter management; leaves open subtype-specific prognostic factors.
Does atypical Takotsubo syndrome have different clinical profiles and outcomes compared to typical Takotsubo syndrome?
Although atypical Takotsubo syndrome presents with different clinical characteristics such as younger age and higher LVEF, it carries a similar adjusted short- and long-term prognosis compared to typical Takotsubo syndrome.
Ghadri et al. (2016) studied this question.
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