LA CARDIOPATIA “TAKOTSUBO”: DOCUMENTO DI CONSENSO

[Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a consensus document].

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a syndrome characterized by acute regional systolic dysfunction of the left ventricle, frequently related to psycho-physical acute stress, and usually reversible. This rare syndrome involves more often the female sex with the highest frequency of occurrence between the seventh and eighth decade of life. Etiology has not been clarified yet and several hypotheses have been postulated: multiple epicardial coronary artery damage, abnormal coronary microcirculation, catecholamine-mediated cardiac toxicity, and neurogenic stunning. Clinical presentation is not easy to distinguish from an acute coronary syndrome: chest pain at rest or dyspnea, new-onset electrocardiogra…

IL TRATTAMENTO FARMACOLOGICO NELLA CARDIOMIOPATIA DI TASKOTSUBO: IL RUOLO DEI BETABLOCCANTI, DEGLI ACE INIBITORI, DEI CALCIOANTAGONISTI E DELL’ASPIRINA.

LA CARDIOMIOPATIA DI TAKOTSUBO: UNO STUDIO MULTICENTRICO INTERNAZIONALE SU 39 PAZIENTI