Renal dysfunction in Takotsubo syndrome-role of segmental left ventricle strain analysis.

Background: Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is a peculiar clinical condition often resembling an acute coronary syndrome and mostly affecting postmenopausal women. We sought to describe the prevalence of acute kidney injury and acute renal failure in TTS patients during index event and assess the usefulness of speckle tracking echocardiography in predicting subjects at risk of developing acute kidney insult.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective descriptive study reviewing study with the discharge diagnosis of TTS between 2003-2016 at our Institution.