Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy in Cancer Patients

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology Vol. 120; no. 12; pp. 2284 - 2288
• Main Authors: Giza, Dana Elena, Lopez-Mattei, Juan, Vejpongsa, Pimprapa, Munoz, Ezequiel, Iliescu, Gloria, Kitkungvan, Danai, Hassan, Saamir A., Kim, Peter, Ewer, Michael S., Iliescu, Cezar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 15.12.2017; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Acute coronary syndromes; Adult; Aged; Angiography; Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects; Brain; Brain natriuretic peptide; Calcium-binding protein; Cancer; Cancer therapies; Cardiomyopathy; Cardiovascular disease; Chemotherapy; Chest; Coronary Angiography; Coronary vessels; Creatine; Creatine kinase; Diagnostic systems; Differential diagnosis; Dyspnea; Echocardiography; EKG; Electrocardiography; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart diseases; Humans; Incidence; Intubation; Laboratories; Male; Medical records; Middle Aged; Neoplasms - complications; Neoplasms - drug therapy; Pain; Patients; Prognosis; Radiation; Respiration; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Surgery; Survival Rate - trends; Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - diagnosis; Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - epidemiology; Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - etiology; Texas - epidemiology; Troponin; Troponin I

Takotsubo syndrome, also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy (SC), is underrecognized in cancer patients. This study aims to investigate the incidence, natural history, and triggers of SC in cancer patients and its impact on cancer therapy and overall survival. A total of 30 subjects fulfilled th...