Takotsubo (stress) cardiomyopathy in childhood

Conclusion: This is the first retrospective data on childhood TC. The majority of patients with TC experienced an emotional stress as a trigger of the disease, and nearly 90% of the patients completely recovered.What is Known?•The occurrence of acute heart failure following an emotional or physical stress is called Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC).•Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is rarely reported in childrenWhat is New?•The present study is the first case series of children with TC.•In contrast to the female predominance in adult population, TC was almost equally distributed between boys and girls in the pediatric age group.
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research