Citro RHeart Department, University Hospital "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona," Salerno, Italy.
Bossone EDivision of Cardiology, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital, Naples, Italy.
Neuhaus MDepartment of Cardiology, Kantonsspital Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld, Switzerland.
Franke JDepartment of Cardiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Meder BDepartment of Cardiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Jaguszewski MFirst Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Noutsias MMid-German Heart Center, Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Medical Care, University Hospital Halle, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.
Knorr MCenter for Cardiology, Cardiology 1, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Heiner SCenter for Cardiology, Cardiology 1, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
D'Ascenzo FDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medical Sciences, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Dichtl WUniversity Hospital for Internal Medicine III (Cardiology and Angiology), Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Burgdorf CHeart and Vascular Centre Bad Bevensen, Bad Bevensen, Germany.
Kherad BDepartment of Cardiology, Charité, Campus Rudolf Virchow, Berlin, Germany.
Tschöpe CDepartment of Cardiology, Charité, Campus Rudolf Virchow, Berlin, Germany.
Sarcon ASection of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Medicine, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Shinbane JUniversity of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California.
Rajan LTJ Health Partners Heart and Vascular, Glasgow, Kentucky.
Michels GDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Heart Center University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Pfister RDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Heart Center University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Jacobshagen CClinic for Cardiology and Pneumology, Georg August University Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.
Karakas MDepartment of General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Luebeck, Hamburg, Germany.
Koenig WDeutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany.
Pott ADepartment of Internal Medicine II-Cardiology, University of Ulm, Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
Meyer PService de cardiologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland.
Roffi MService de cardiologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland.
Banning ADepartment of Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Wolfrum MDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Angiology, Magdeburg University, Magdeburg, Germany.
Cuculi FDepartment of Cardiology, Kantonsspital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland.
Kobza RDepartment of Cardiology, Kantonsspital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland.
Fischer TADepartment of Cardiology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland.
Vasankari THeart Center, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Airaksinen KEJHeart Center, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Napp LCDepartment of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Dworakowski RDepartment of Cardiology, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
MacCarthy PDepartment of Cardiology, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Kaiser CDepartment of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Osswald SDepartment of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Galiuto LFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Chan CDepartment of Cardiology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Bridgman PDepartment of Cardiology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Beug DDepartment of Cardiology and Internal Medicine B, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Delmas CDepartment of Cardiology and Cardiac Imaging Center, University Hospital of Rangueil, Toulouse, France.
Lairez ODepartment of Cardiology and Cardiac Imaging Center, University Hospital of Rangueil, Toulouse, France.
Gilyarova EIntensive Coronary Care Unit, Moscow City Hospital #1 named after N. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia.
Shilova AIntensive Coronary Care Unit, Moscow City Hospital #1 named after N. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia.
Gilyarov MIntensive Coronary Care Unit, Moscow City Hospital #1 named after N. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia.
El-Battrawy IFirst Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM) University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
Akin IFirst Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM) University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
Poledniková KCardiocenter, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and University Hospital Královské Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic.
Toušek PCardiocenter, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and University Hospital Královské Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic.
Winchester DEDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Galuszka JDepartment of Internal Medicine I - Cardiology, University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Ukena CKlinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Poglajen GAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplantation Center, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Carrilho-Ferreira PSanta Maria University Hospital, CHULN, Center of Cardiology of the University of Lisbon, Lisbon School of Medicine, Lisbon Academic Medical Center, Lisboa, Portugal.
Hauck CKlinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin II, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Paolini CLocal Health Unit n.8, Cardiology Unit, Arzignano, Vicenza, Italy.
Bilato CLocal Health Unit n.8, Cardiology Unit, Arzignano, Vicenza, Italy.
Kobayashi YDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Shoji TDepartment of Cardiology, Chiba Emergency Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Ishibashi IDepartment of Cardiology, Chiba Emergency Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Takahara MDivision of Cardiology, Kimitsu Central Hospital, Kisarazu, Japan.
Himi TDivision of Cardiology, Kimitsu Central Hospital, Kisarazu, Japan.
Din JDorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
Al-Shammari ADorset Heart Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
Prasad ADepartment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Rihal CSDepartment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Liu KDivision of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
Schulze PCDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Jena, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany.
Bianco MDivision of Cardiology, A.O.U San Luigi Gonzaga, Orbassano, Turin, Italy.
Jörg LDepartment of Cardiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Rickli HDepartment of Cardiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Pestana GDepartment of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, E.P.E., Porto, Portugal.
Nguyen THDepartment of Cardiology, Basil Hetzel Institute, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Böhm MKlinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Maier LSKlinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin II, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Pinto FJSanta Maria University Hospital, CHULN, Center of Cardiology of the University of Lisbon, Lisbon School of Medicine, Lisbon Academic Medical Center, Lisboa, Portugal.
Widimský PCardiocenter, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and University Hospital Královské Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic.
Felix SBDepartment of Cardiology and Internal Medicine B, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Braun-Dullaeus RCDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Angiology, Magdeburg University, Magdeburg, Germany.
Rottbauer WDepartment of Internal Medicine II-Cardiology, University of Ulm, Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
Hasenfuß GClinic for Cardiology and Pneumology, Georg August University Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.
Pieske BMDepartment of Cardiology, Charité, Campus Rudolf Virchow, Berlin, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany.
Schunkert HKlinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin II, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany; Local Health Unit n.8, Cardiology Unit, Arzignano, Vicenza, Italy.
Borggrefe MFirst Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM) University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site, Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
Thiele HHeart Center Leipzig - University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Leipzig, Germany.
Bauersachs JDepartment of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Katus HADepartment of Cardiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Horowitz JDDepartment of Cardiology, Basil Hetzel Institute, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Di Mario CStructural Interventional Cardiology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Münzel TCenter for Cardiology, Cardiology 1, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Crea FFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Bax JJDepartment of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Lüscher TFCenter for Molecular Cardiology, Schlieren Campus, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Trust and Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
Ruschitzka FUniversity Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Ghadri JRUniversity Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Opolski GDepartment of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Templin CUniversity Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: Christian.Templin@usz.ch.
English
BACKGROUND Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) occurs predominantly in post-menopausal women but is also found in younger patients.
OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate age-related differences in TTS.
METHODS Patients diagnosed with TTS and enrolled in the International Takotsubo Registry between January 2011 and February 2017 were included in this analysis and were stratified by age (younger: ≤50 years, middle-age: 51 to 74 years, elderly: ≥75 years). Baseline characteristics, hospital course, as well as short- and long-term mortality were compared among groups.
RESULTS Of 2,098 TTS patients, 242 (11.5%) patients were ≤50 years of age, 1,194 (56.9%) were 51 to 74 years of age, and 662 (31.6%) were ≥75 years of age. Younger patients were more often men (12.4% vs. 10.9% vs. 6.3%; p = 0.002) and had an increased prevalence of acute neurological (16.3% vs. 8.4% vs. 8.8%; p = 0.001) or psychiatric disorders (14.1% vs. 10.3% vs. 5.6%; p < 0.001) compared with middle-aged and elderly TTS patients. Furthermore, younger patients had more often cardiogenic shock (15.3% vs. 9.1% vs. 8.1%; p = 0.004) and had a numerically higher in-hospital mortality (6.6% vs. 3.6% vs. 5.1%; p = 0.07). At multivariable analysis, younger (odds ratio: 1.60; 95% confidence interval: 0.86 to 3.01; p = 0.14) and older age (odds ratio: 1.09; 95% confidence interval: 0.66 to 1.80; p = 0.75) were not independently associated with in-hospital mortality using the middle-aged group as a reference. There were no differences in 60-day mortality rates among groups.
CONCLUSIONS A substantial proportion of TTS patients are younger than 50 years of age. TTS is associated with severe complications requiring intensive care, particularly in younger patients.