Prevalence and clinical significance of life-threatening arrhythmias in takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Thomas Stiermaier; Charlotte Eitel; Stefanie Denef; Steffen Desch; Gerhard Schuler; Holger Thiele; Ingo Eitel

doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2015.02.062

Prevalence and clinical significance of life-threatening arrhythmias in takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Thomas Stiermaier, Charlotte Eitel, Stefanie Denef, Steffen Desch, Gerhard Schuler, Holger Thiele, Ingo Eitel

Clinic of Internal Medicine II - Cardiology

University of Leipzig

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Abstract

Although prognosis of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is generally thought to be favorable, the initial presentation can be accompanied by various complications, including life-threatening arrhythmias. Previously, the prevalence of ventricular tachycardia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF), or complete atrioventricular (AV) block was reported to be approximately 8%, mostly in the setting of QT prolongation 1, 2. However, data regarding the exact prevalence, optimal management, and prognostic relevance of arrhythmias in TTC patients are lacking.

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Original language	English
Journal	Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Volume	65
Issue number	19
Pages (from-to)	2148-2150
Number of pages	3
ISSN	0735-1097
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2015.02.062
Publication status	Published - 01.01.2015

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