Reporting on ventricular arrhythmias in patients with Takotsubo syndrome

Can chronotropic incompetence predict life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in patients with stable ischemic heart disease?

Background: Chronotropic incompetence has prognostic value of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in both patients with asymptomatic and symptomatic ischemic heart disease (IHD), regardless of traditional risk factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between chronotropic response during exercise test and the development of ventricular arrhythmias. Methods: 153 pati...

Management of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with ventricular assist devices.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW To summarize the available evidence concerning the occurrence and treatment of ventricular arrhythmias in patients supported with long-term ventricular assist devices (VADs). RECENT FINDINGS Approximately one-third of left ventricular assist device-supported patients experience significant ventricular arrhythmias, with higher rates in certain patient subsets. Ventricular arr...

Ventricular Septal Defect from Takotsubo Syndrome

Takotsubo Syndrome is a transient condition characterized by left ventricular systolic dysfunction with apical akinesis/dyskinesis and ballooning. Although the prognosis with medical management is excellent in most cases, rare cases of serious complications can occur. We present here a case of a 71-year-old woman presenting with acute decompensated heart failure with initial findings consistent...

“dobutamine stress testing”-triggered mid-ventricular takotsubo syndrome

Symptoms in patients with takotsubo syndrome: a qualitative interview study

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to investigate the meaning of narrated symptoms in connection to takotsubo syndrome. DESIGN, METHOD, PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Qualitative study consisting of 25 interviews, 23 women and 2 men aged 39-84 and living in Region Västra Götaland, Sweden. The transcribed text was analysed with phenomenological hermeneutics. RESULTS The interviewees reported a lar...