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Published on: September 9, 2020
[Takotsubo Syndrome: 2022 Update]
Rienzi Díaz-Navarro1, Tamara Sáez1
1Laboratorio de Fisiología Cardiovascular, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.
Abstract:
Takotsubo syndrome is an acute cardiomyopathy with a clinical presentation resembling an acute coronary syndrome. It is characterized by transient segmental ventricular dysfunction with a normal underlying coronary tree or coronary lesions that cannot explain the ventricular dysfunction. It is usually seen in postmenopausal women, triggered by severe emotional or physical stress, and is clinically challenging to diagnose. This article provides an exhaustive review of the risk factors, triggers, and main hypotheses to explain this disease. In addition, it provides an updated review of the diagnostic tests that must be performed, the diagnostic algorithms, their complications, and current therapeutic management.
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