Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of patients with takotsubo syndrome.
| Characteristics | N = 58 |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Female sex | 56 (96.6) |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 68.4 (11.8) |
| BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2 | 24.4 (4.3), n = 29 |
| Triggers | |
| Physical trigger | 20 (34.5) |
| Emotional trigger | 24 (41.4) |
| Both emotional and physical trigger | 3 (5.2) |
| No evident trigger | 11 (19.0) |
| Takotsubo type | |
| Apical type | 30 (51.7) |
| Cardiac biomarkers on admission, median (IQR) | |
| Troponin, fold ULN | 8.0 (3.7–16.3), n = 53 |
| Creatine kinase, fold ULN | 1.20 (1.0–1.5), n = 40 |
| ECG on admission | |
| ST-segment elevation | 13 of 39 (33.3%) |
| Vital signs, mean (SD) | |
| Heart rate, beats/min | 85.0 (19.7), n = 28 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 131.1 (38.3), n = 24 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 80.2 (18.4), n = 21 |
| Hemodynamics, mean (SD) | |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction, % | 40.2 (10.2), n = 41 |
| Cardiovascular risk factors | |
| Arterial hypertension | 31 (53.4) |
| Current smoking | 6 (10.3) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 10 (17.2) |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 21 (36.2) |
Data are presented as number (percentage) of patients unless otherwise indicated.
BMI body mass index, ECG electrocardiogram, IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation, ULN upper limit of the normal range.