Table II. Baseline characteristics of 42 Takotsubo Syndrome (TTS) patients and 80 acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with EF<35%.

*p-Values for the comparison between female TTS and female ACS. Significant p-Values are shown in bold. TTS: Takotsubo syndrome; ACS: acute coronary syndrome; SD: standard deviation; ECG: electrocardiogram; IQR: interquartile range; BP: blood pressure; LV: left ventricular; EF: ejection fraction; BMI: body-mass-index; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ACE: angiotensin-converting-enzyme; ASA: acetylsalicylic acid