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Takotsubo Syndrome: Is This a Common Occurrence in Elderly Females after Hip Fracture? Cover

Takotsubo Syndrome: Is This a Common Occurrence in Elderly Females after Hip Fracture?

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|Aug 2020

Figures & Tables

Clinical characteristics of patients with stress cardiomyopathy after hip fracture

FractureAgeECGEchocardiogram at diagnosisEchocardiogram at dischargeTroponin I peak μg/LASA riskDay from diagnosis to hip surgery
Left hip fracture90ST-segment elevation V2–V4Severe apical hypokinesia LVEF = 30% AVA 1,2 cm2LBB related septal asynchrony LVEF = 50%1.1446
Extracapsular left hip fracture76ST-segment elevation V1 - V3Severe apical hypokinesia LVEF = 38%Improvement segmental wall of motion LVEF= 47%0.5237
Right hip fracture75Incomplete LBB ST-elevation V2-V4Anterolateral hypokinesia, and apical septal hypokinesia LVEF = 29%Normalization of LVWM LVEF = 63%5.53311
Left hip fracture88ST-elevation V2-V6, D3, avFApical akinesia, anterior hypokinesia LVEF = 45%Normalization of LVWM LVEF = 55%2.7334
Right hip fracture84Mild ST elevation V2-V5Akinesia of anterior septum and apex LVEF= 35%,Normalization of LVWM LVEF =58%1.5333
Right per trochanteric fracture86Negative T waves V2-V5Apical akinesia LVEF =35%Normalization of LVWM LVEF= 53%3.43314
Left hip fracture89waves Negative V3-T V6, D3, aVFApical akinesia LVEF= 32%Improvement LVWM of LEVF= 48%0.5335
Right femur neck fracture89Negative T waves V2-V5Apical ballooning LVEF =40%Normalization of LVWM LVEF= 58%0.5135

Clinical characteristics of patients with preoperative myocardial infarction in comparison to those with stress cardiomyopathy

Preoperative Myocardial infarction (n=43)Stress Cardiomyopathy (n=8)p
Gender (F/M)28/158/00.08
Age (years) (mean-SD)86.7 (7.9)84.7 (7.6)0.20
Coronary heart disease2200.007
Diabetes2420.14
Hypertension3380.09
Dementia1010.6
Peripheral vascular disease1310.4
Need for RB transfusion1550.23
Double antiplatelet drug700.5
Atrial fibrillation1410.4
Oral anticoagulation1110.4
Admission LVEF (%)(mean-SD)45.8 (6.3)35.5 (5.3)0.0001
Troponin I peak μg/L (mean-SD)12.7 (4.8)1.96 (1.8)0.0001
Thirty-day mortality500.5
One-year mortality1910.12
Cause of death
Non-cardiac50.25
Cardiac15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2020-0022 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809
Language: English
Page range: 146 - 151
Submitted on: Jan 24, 2020
Accepted on: May 31, 2020
Published on: Aug 11, 2020
Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

© 2020 Carlo Rostagno, Gianluca Polidori, Alice Ceccofiglio, Alessandro Cartei, Alberto Boccaccini, Adriano Peris, Gaia Rubbieri, Roberto Civinini, Massimo Innocenti, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
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