Takotsubo Syndrome: An International Expert Consensus Report on Practical Challenges and Specific Conditions (Part-1: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges)
Kenan Yalta, John E Madias, Nicholas G. Kounis, Shams Y‐Hassan, Marija Polovina, Servet Altay, Alexandre Mebazaa, Mehmet Birhan Yılmaz, Yu. M. Lopatin, Mamas A. Mamas, Robert Gil, Ritu Thamman, Abdallah Almaghraby, Biykem Bozkurt, Gani Bajraktari, Thomas Fink, Vassil Traykov, Stéphane Manzo‐Silberman, Ulvi Mirzoyev, Šekib Sokolović, Zviad V Kipiani, Cecilia Linde, Petar Seferović
Abstract
In the recent years, there has been a burgeoning interest in Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), which is renowned as a specific form of reversible myocardial dysfunction. Despite the extensive literature available on TTS, clinicians still face several practical challenges associated with the diagnosis and management of this phenomenon. This potentially results in the underdiagnosis and improper management of TTS in clinical practice. The present paper, the first part (part-1) of the consensus report, aims to cover diagnostic and therapeutic challenges associated with TTS along with certain recommendations to combat these challenges.