Takotsubo syndrome in hemodynamically unstable patients admitted to the intensive care unit - a retrospective study.

Introduction: Takotsubo syndrome (TS) is an acute cardiac condition that is often triggered by critical illness but that has rarely been studied in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. The aim of this study was to (i) estimate the incidence of TS in a hemodynamically unstable ICU-population; (ii) identify predictors of TS in this population; (iii) study the impact of TS on prognosis and course of hospitalization.

Methods: Medical records from all patients admitted to our general ICU from 2012 to 2015 were analyzed.