Prevalence of tako-tsubo syndrome in a large urban agglomeration

Rémy Pillière; Nicolas Mansencal; Franck Digne; Pascal Lacombe; Thierry Joseph; Olivier Dubourg

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.03.048

Prevalence of tako-tsubo syndrome in a large urban agglomeration

Am J Cardiol. 2006 Sep 1;98(5):662-5. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.03.048. Epub 2006 Jul 10.

Authors

Rémy Pillière¹, Nicolas Mansencal, Franck Digne, Pascal Lacombe, Thierry Joseph, Olivier Dubourg

Affiliation

¹ Cardiology Department, University Hospital Ambroise Paré, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Boulogne, France.

PMID: 16923457
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.03.048

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiac Catheterization
Echocardiography
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Stroke Volume / physiology
Syndrome
Urban Population*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / epidemiology*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology