Prevalence of tako-tsubo syndrome in a large urban agglomeration.
Among 4,551 patients referred to the investigators' catheterization laboratory, 1,613 presented with acute coronary syndrome, and 12 had confirmed Tako-Tsubo syndrome (prevalence 0.7%). In conclusion, the present study emphasizes the underestimation of this new heart disease.
Pillière
Rémy
R
Cardiology Department, University Hospital Ambroise Paré, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Boulogne, France.
Mansencal
Nicolas
N
Digne
Franck
F
Lacombe
Pascal
P
Joseph
Thierry
T
Dubourg
Olivier
O
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology; D013577:Syndrome; D014505:Urban Population; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology