Tako-tsubo syndrome on the rise: a review of the current literature.

Tako-tsubo syndrome (TTS) or stress-related acute reversible ventricular apical dysfunction is an emerging but seemingly under-recognised cardiomyopathy mimicking acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) without concomitant epicardial coronary artery disease. Severe emotional stress is the most common trigger for this syndrome in the published series, but it can also be precipitated by severe intercurrent medical illness. Precise epidemiological data are not yet available, although TTS most commonly affects elderly women.