Clinical presentation, treatment, and long-term outcomes in patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Experience of a single cardiology center.

Introduction: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is a rare transient cardiomyopathy mimicking acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Objectives: The aim of the study was to retrospectively analyze the clinical course, treatment strategies, and follow-up of patients with TTC.

Patients And Methods: Among all patients hospitalized in the department between January 2005 and January 2010, we identified a group of patients who were fulfilling the modified Mayo Clinic criteria for the diagnosis of TTC.