Why the study?
It was hypothesized that residual cardiac and endothelial dysfunction persists in patients who have recovered from Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
Do patients who recovered from Takotsubo cardiomyopathy have residual cardiac and endothelial dysfunction compared to healthy controls?
Comparison
Patients with prior Takotsubo cardiomyopathy vs healthy controls
Design
Single-center prospective study
Follow-up
6.4 ± 1.6 years
Authors
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Residual dysfunction after TCM recovery may warrant closer surveillance; leaves open whether targeted interventions alter long-term prognosis.
Do patients who recovered from Takotsubo cardiomyopathy have residual cardiac and endothelial dysfunction compared to healthy controls?
Patients who have recovered from Takotsubo cardiomyopathy exhibit residual biventricular myocardial injury and potential endothelial dysfunction despite apparent recovery of left ventricular ejection fraction.
Zilberman et al. (2021) studied this question.
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