title: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: overview.
abstract: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is a unique acute syndrome characterized by transient left ventricular systolic dysfunction in the absence of significant coronary artery disease, occurring mostly in postmenopausal women after emotional and/or physical stress. Given the nonspecific symptoms and signs, a high clinical index of suspicion is necessary to detect the disease in different clinical settings and scenarios. Noninvasive multimodality imaging may be useful to distinguish this cardiomyopathy from other acute cardiac and thoracic diseases. Coronary angiography remains, however, mandatory to differentiate TTC from acute coronary syndromes. This article reviews the clinical features and management of TTC and some new insights.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Piazza Edmondo Malan 1, 20097 San Donato Milanese, Italy.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bossone
authors.forename: Gianluigi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Savarese
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferrara
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Citro
authors.forename: Susanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mosca
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Musella
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Limongelli
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manfredini
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cittadini
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Perrone Filardi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy