Misconceptions and Facts about Takotsubo Syndrome

Takotsubo syndrome, first described in the early 1990s by Sato in Japanese population as a transient cardiomyopathy after a stressful event in the absence of coronary artery disease 1, 2, has gone from a relatively rare disease that frequently went undiagnosed, to a common and frequently diagnosed cardiological problem associated not only with mentally stressful events but also with physical and organic conditions. Although full recovery is expected, it is associated with several complications, some of them fatal and recent evidence has linked Takotsubo syndrome to poor long-term prognosis.

Source: The American Journal of Medicine - August 2, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Mario Rodr íguez, Wojciech Rzechorzek, Eyal Herzog, Thomas F. Lüscher Tags: Review Article Source Type: research