Stress cardiomyopathy epidemiology and demographics
|
Stress cardiomyopathy Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Unstable angina/non ST elevation myocardial infarction in Stress (Takotsubo) Cardiomyopathy |
|
Case Studies |
|
Stress cardiomyopathy epidemiology and demographics On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Stress cardiomyopathy epidemiology and demographics |
|
Stress cardiomyopathy epidemiology and demographics in the news |
|
Blogs on Stress cardiomyopathy epidemiology and demographics |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Stress cardiomyopathy epidemiology and demographics |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
The exact incidence is unknown, but it is estimated that apical ballooning syndrome may account for 1-2% of patients who present with an acute myocardial infarction. The cardiomyopathy appears to occur almost exclusively in post-menopausal women, although a few cases have been reported in younger women and males.[1] In one of the largest series of 256 patients, [2] post-menopausal women made up 81% of enrolled patients, while 8% were younger women, and 11% were men.
References
- ↑ Azzarelli S, Galassi AR, Amico F, Giacoppo M, Argentino V, Tomasello SD, Tamburino C, Fiscella A. (2006). "Clinical features of transient left ventricular apical ballooning". Am J Cardiol. 98 (9): 1273–6. PMID 17056345.
- ↑ Eitel I, von Knobelsdorff-Brekenhoff F, Bernhardt P, et al. Clinical characteristics and CV magnetic resonance findings in stress (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy. JAMA 2011; 306:277-286.