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September 2, 2015New England Journal of Medicine2,590 citationsOpen Access

Clinical Features and Outcomes of Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy

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CTChristian TemplinJGJelena R. GhadriJDJohanna Diekmann

Key Result

Patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy had a higher prevalence of neurologic or psychiatric disorders compared to those with acute coronary syndrome.

Key Points

  • This research aims to compare the clinical features and outcomes of takotsubo cardiomyopathy with those of acute coronary syndrome.
  • Comparative analysis of patient populations with takotsubo cardiomyopathy and acute coronary syndrome
  • Assessment of prevalence of neurologic and psychiatric disorders
  • Evaluation of morbidity and mortality rates
  • Patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy showed higher rates of neurologic and psychiatric disorders.
  • Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.

Structured PICO

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Population
Patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy and patients with an acute coronary syndrome
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Outcome
Prevalence of neurologic or psychiatric disorders, morbidity, and mortality

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is an acute heart failure syndrome with substantial morbidity and mortality, and is associated with a higher prevalence of neurologic or psychiatric disorders compared to acute coronary syndrome.

Abstract

Patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy had a higher prevalence of neurologic or psychiatric disorders than did those with an acute coronary syndrome. This condition represents an acute heart failure syndrome with substantial morbidity and mortality. (Funded by the Mach-Gaensslen Foundation and others; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01947621.).

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Templin et al. (2015) studied this question. Patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy had a higher prevalence of neurologic or psychiatric disorders compared to those with acute coronary syndrome.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69813047229fc2169ebc21f6https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1406761
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