%0 Journal Article
%A Manfredini, Roberto
%A Fabbian, Fabio
%A De Giorgi, Alfredo
%A Cappadona, Rosaria
%A Zucchi, Beatrice
%A Storari, Alda
%A Rodriguez Borrego, Maria Aurora
%A Carmona Torres, Juan Manuel
%A Lopez Soto, Pablo Jesus
%T Takotsubo syndrome and dialysis: an uncommon association?
%D 2018
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12901
%X This review was performed to investigate the association between treatment with dialysis and Takotsubo syndrome in patients with end-stage renal disease. We systematically explored the PubMed database using the search terms "Takotsubo cardiomyopathy" and/or "stress-induced cardiomyopathy" and/or "Takotsubo syndrome" in combination with "dialysis" and "uremia." Of 3630 articles found, 8 articles reporting 10 cases were selected for analysis. Most patients were women, and their age ranged from 51 to 84 years. Diabetes mellitus and hypertension were diagnosed in 40% of patients, and glomerular disease was diagnosed in 30%. One only patient was treated with peritoneal dialysis; all others were treated with hemodialysis. The outcome was unfavorable in only one patient. An association between Takotsubo syndrome and dialysis is uncommon, but not negligible, and comorbidities play a major role in determining the clinical outcome.
%K Takotsubo syndrome
%K Cardiomyopathy
%K Dialysis
%K End-stage renal disease
%K Outcome
%K Review
%K Sex
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