International Expert Consensus Document on Takotsubo Syndrome (Part I): Clinical Characteristics, Diagnostic Criteria, and Pathophysiology

• Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is a poorly recognized heart disease that was initially regarded as a benign condition. Recently, it has been shown that TTS may be associated with severe clinical complications including death and that its prevalence is probably underestimated. Since current guidelines on TTS are lacking, it appears timely and important to provide an expert consensus statement on TTS. The clinical expert consensus document part I summarizes the current state of knowledge on clinical presentation and characteristics of TTS and agrees on controversies surrounding TTS such as nomenclature, different TTS types, role of coronary artery disease, and etiology. This consensus also proposes new diagnostic criteria based on current knowledge to improve diagnostic accuracy.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Kardiologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Takotsubo syndrome

Broken heart syndrome

Takotsubo definition

Acute heart failure

Consensus

tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy

apical ballooning syndrome

acute

myocardial-infarction

stress-induced cardiomyopathy

descending

coronary-artery

st-segment elevation

adrenergic-receptor

polymorphisms

tertiary cardiovascular centers

left-ventricular

dysfunction

of-the-literature

Cardiovascular System & Cardiology

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)