Clinical Characteristics and Long-Term Mortality Rate in Female Patients with Takotsubo Syndrome Compared with Female Patients with ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Study from a Single Center
Table 1
TTS patient characteristics.
Clinical/ECG/echo characteristics
TTS group N = 65
Age (years)
73.42 ± 11.35
Risk factors for CAD
Family history of CAD
9 (13.85)
Hypertension
43 (66.15)
Hyperlipidemia
27 (41.54)
Diabetes
5 (7.70)
Smoking
5 (7.70)
Postmenopausal period
61 (93.75)
Recent stressful events
Physical stressful events
18 (27.70)
Emotional stressful events
32 (49.23)
Unknown
15 (23.07)
Depression disorders
15 (23.08)
History of malignancy
10 (15.38)
Dysthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
7 (10.77)
Hyperthyroidism
5 (7.70)
Type of symptoms
Chest pain alone
29 (44.62)
Dyspnea alone
5 (7.70)
Chest pain and dyspnea
13 (20)
Presyncope/syncope
4 (6.15)
Dyspnea and syncope
1 (1.54)
Chest pain and tachycardia
1 (1.54)
Dyspnea and tachycardia
1 (1.54)
Syncope and tachycardia
1 (1.54)
Chest pain and sickness
3 (4.61)
Chest pain dyspnea and sickness
4 (6.15)
Chest pain syncope and sickness
1 (1.54)
Sickness/vomiting
2 (3.07)
Mean left ventricular ejection fraction at admission (%)
41.03 ± 8.50 (20–65)
Mean left ventricular ejection fraction at discharge (%)
48.80 ± 10.75 (30–68)
Troponin I peak value (μg/L)
5.34 ± 5.42 (0.05–32.87)
Electrocardiographic findings on admission
ST-segment elevation
37 (56.92)
T-wave inversion
19 (29.23)
Left bundle branch block (new onset)
3 (4.61)
Complete atrioventricular block
1 (1.54)
Normal ECG pattern
5 (7.70)
ECG: electrocardiogram; echo: echocardiographic; CAD: coronary artery disease. One patient presented ST-segment elevation + right bundle branch block of new onset.
