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George Markousis-Mavrogenis1, Alessia Pepe2, Flora Bacopoulou1
1University Research Institute of Maternal and Child Health and Precision Medicine, and UNESCO Chair in Adolescent Health Care, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 'Aghia Sophia' Children's Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Abstract:
Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is a type of cardiomyopathy usually precipitated by either emotional or physical stress and potentially leading to reversible heart failure. There is emerging evidence indicating an interaction between the brain and the heart in patients with TTS. Nevertheless, these new insights are not reflected in the current clinical approach to TTS. The application of novel and existing imaging modalities for the evaluation of brain-heart interactions is an interesting approach that could potentially augment diagnostic and prognostic yield, as well as improve our pathophysiologic understanding in the context of TTS. In this opinion piece, we discuss the evidence supporting a brain-heart interaction in patients with TTS and discuss how a combined evaluation of brain-heart interactions could potentially be implemented.
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