IMR Press / RCM / Volume 23 / Issue 12 / DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2312401
Open Access Systematic Review
Takotsubo Syndrome after Pacemaker Implantation: A Systematic Review
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1 Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
2 Cardiology Unit, “San Giovanni di Dio” Hospital, 88900 Crotone, Italy
3 CMR Unit, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital, UB9 6JH London, UK
4 Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Children and Woman’s Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
*Correspondence: saderosa@unicz.it (Salvatore De Rosa)
Academic Editor: Jerome L. Fleg
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2022, 23(12), 401; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2312401
Submitted: 16 October 2022 | Revised: 8 November 2022 | Accepted: 10 November 2022 | Published: 12 December 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Pathophysiology of Acute Coronary Syndromes)
Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is an acute cardiac condition characterized by a temporary wall motion abnormality of the left ventricle that mimics an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). TTS usually occurs following emotional or physical triggering event. More recently, sporadic cases of TTS arising after pacemaker implantation were reported. Methods: We performed a systematic review of the available literature to provide a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge about pacemaker implantation-induced TTS. Results: The articles selected included case reports and one registry on 28 patients. Most cases occurred in women (75%), encompassing a broad age range. The mean age of the cases described was 74 years. Full recovery of cardiac function was reported in most cases (92.3%), with largely varying recovery times, on average 7 weeks. The most common comorbidity was arterial hypertension and the average ejection fraction at admission was approximately 62%. Clinical severity ranges from asymptomatic cases to severe clinical heart failure syndrome. Altogether the case fatality rate was 3.6%. Conclusions: For rare it might be, awareness about the potential to develop TTS after pacemaker implantation should prompt careful clinical monitoring, with daily electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring and at least one echocardiographic examination prior to patients’ discharge to allow early diagnosis and minimize the clinical risk.

Keywords
Takotsubo
pacemaker
procedural complication
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