The Coronary Artery Changes and Complications Caused by Takotsubo Syndrome: A Review With Novel Observations
Journal: Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine
Year: 2025

Takotsubo syndrome (TS) is an acute cardiac disease entity with a clinical presentation identical to that of an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The terms tsubo- or takotsubo-shaped were introduced at the beginning of the 1990s to describe the silhouette of the left ventricle during systole in patients with a clinical picture similar to myocardial infarction (MI) but with no obstructive coronary arteries. Notably, TS is not a MI and is caused by a different pathogenic mechanism. Innumerable emotio