Typical takotsubo cardiomyopathy in suspected ST elevation myocardial infarction patients admitted for primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Soluble ST2 and troponin I combination: Useful biomarker for predicting development of stress cardiomyopathy in patients admitted to the medical intensive care unit

“…About 0.9% of patients presenting with ACS-like symptoms and percutaneous coronary angiograms were ultimately diagnosed as having SCM. 6 While myocardial histopathological findings have not been studied in great detail, high catecholamine secretion may be one of the key findings in the onset of SCM. Non-invasive cardiac imaging studies are good diagnostic tools to evaluate apical ballooning.…”

Is It Only Takotsubo Syndrome? Cardiac MRI and a Case of Delayed ST-Elevation

“…Of this subset, the majority were women, with a mean age of 69 years; mean troponin elevation was 921 ng/L. 4 Although ST-elevation is common at the time of presentation in patients who are diagnosed with Takotsubo syndrome, delayed ST-elevation is uncommon. As observed in this case, the two diagnoses are not mutually exclusive, and prior case reports have described ACS leading to Takotsubo syndrome, or ACS as a consequence of Takotsubo syndrome.…”

Management of Takotsubo Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review

“…The prevalence of TTS in the general population, mimicking ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), is estimated to be 0.5% to 0.9%, with a higher prevalence in women in their sixth decade of life. Indeed, 2% to 3% of STEMI presentations in women turn out to be TTS every year [2][3][4].…”