Time-Related Microcirculatory Dysfunction in Patients With Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

JAMA Cardiol. 2017 Jun 1;2(6):699-700. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2016.5993.

Abstract

This study assesses whether there is a time-dependent trend in microvascular damage in patients presenting with takotsubo cardiomyopathy by invasively measuring the index of microvascular resistance.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Coronary Vessels / physiopathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Microcirculation / physiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Prospective Studies
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / physiopathology*
  • Time Factors
  • Vascular Resistance / physiology*