Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: One More Angiographic Evidence of Microvascular Dysfunction
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the patients.
TC (); (%)/mean ± SD
MVA (); (%)/mean ± SD
CG (); (%)/mean ± SD
value (TCvsCG/TCvsMVA/MVAvsCG)
Age
NS
Female
23 (85%)
23 (85%)
23 (85%)
NS
Caucasian
27 (100%)
27 (100%)
27 (100%)
NS
Hypertension
15 (55%)
(62%)
20 (74%)
NS
Diabetes Mellitus
3 (11%)
5 (18%)
3 (11%)
NS
Hypercholesterolemia
15 (55%)
13 (48%)
16 (59%)
NS
Current Smoking
10 (37%)
6 (22%)
8 (30%)
NS
EF, %
//NS
Menopause
26 (96%)
Emotional trigger
6 (22%)
Physical trigger
11 (40%)
Apical pattern
23 (85%)
LVOT obstruction
3 (11%)
Troponin
ST-segment elevation
11 (40%)
Prolonged
9 (33%)
EF ≤ 35%
17 (63%)
Inotropic support
6 (22%)
In-hospital death
3 (11%)
TC: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; MVA: microvascular angina; CG: control group; LVOT: left ventricle outflow tract obstruction; EF: ejection fraction. NS: nonsignificant; T corrected interval above 450 ms in males or above 470 ms in females; indicates the same result for all the three matches.
