Key result
Repeated trigger exposure and neurologic disorders linked to potentially fatal Takotsubo cardiomyopathy recurrence in children.
Why the study?
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is rarely reported in children, despite being well-described in adults.
Repeated exposure to the same trigger and underlying neurologic disorders may increase the risk of fatal recurrence of takotsubo cardiomyopathy in children.
May warrant recurrence vigilance in children with neurologic disorders; leaves open optimal prevention strategies.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy has an incidence of 1% of acute coronary syndrome in the adult population, and the risk of recurrence is approximately 1.5% per year. However, only a few cases have been reported in children. Having a neurologic disorder and being exposed to the same trigger repeatedly have been associated with an increased risk.
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Oteyza et al. (2023) studied this question. Repeated exposure to the same trigger and having a neurologic disorder increase the risk of recurrent Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in children and can have fatal results.
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