Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with takotsubo syndrome versus spontaneous coronary artery dissection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) and spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) are now increasingly recognized. Both conditions predominantly affect females; however, the exact pathophysiology remains unclear. Large multi-center databases can help elucidate the underlying mechanism and optimize treatments to improve outcomes by allowing us to compare features and outcomes of patients with TTS and patients with SCAD.

Methods

Takotsubo syndrome patients were enrolled from the International Takotsubo Registry and compared to SCAD patients from the Canadian Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Cohort Study. In total 2098 TTS patients and 750 SCAD patients were included in the present study.

Results

More than 85% of patients in both groups were females. TTS patien

SUBMITTER: Cammann VL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9987537 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature