Key result
Transient left ventricular apical ballooning is a distinct syndrome predominantly affecting older females (median age 74 years, 82% female) and is typically triggered by physical or emotional stress.
Population
Patients with primary transient left ventricular apical ballooning (Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy)
Design
Review
Authors
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Consider Takotsubo in stressed older women with apical ballooning; confirms distinct entity yet leaves management questions open.
Transient left ventricular apical ballooning (Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy) is a distinct clinical entity characterized by reversible apical ballooning and basal hypercontraction, typically triggered by stress in older women.
Yoshiteru Abe (2003) conducted a review in Transient left ventricular apical ballooning. Physical or emotional stress was evaluated. Transient left ventricular apical ballooning is a distinct syndrome predominantly affecting older females (median age 74 years, 82% female) and is typically triggered by physical or emotional stress.
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