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Udemgba C, Bravo-Jaimes K, Mejia MO, Oli PR, Shrestha DB, Dawadi S, Kadariya D, Velarde G. Differences in clinical presentation and outcomes in pregnancy-associated Takotsubo Syndrome- A scoping review of the literature: Outcomes in pregnancy-associated Takotsubo. Curr Probl Cardiol 2024; 49:102175. [PMID: 37913927 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2023.102175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Takotsubo syndrome (TS) during pregnancy and postpartum is rare but may lead to significant maternal and fetal morbidity. We compared clinical characteristics and prognosis according to [a] timing of presentation (pregnancy vs post-partum) and [b] modes of delivery (cesarean section vs vaginal delivery). METHODS Systematic review of articles published in PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Medline databases from inception to July 30, 2023. Patient demographics, obstetric, electrocardiographic, laboratory, echocardiographic characteristics, and prognosis were summarized descriptively. RESULTS An initial database search identified 2162 articles, of which 81 studies were included in this review. TS during pregnancy can have emotional, obstetric, and metabolic triggers and has a higher proportion of adverse fetal outcomes when compared with women who developed TS postpartum. Women with TS after cesarean section had an earlier onset and higher proportion of anesthesia use when compared with those who developed TS after vaginal delivery. There were no differences regarding the degree of systolic dysfunction or the need for advanced therapies, including ventilator support, intra-aortic balloon pump, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation among groups. CONCLUSIONS TS is associated with various triggers and adverse fetal outcomes when it develops during pregnancy than in the postpartum period. TS occurs more rapidly and with a more aggressive course after cesarean section than after vaginal delivery.
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- Chinelo Udemgba
- Division of Cardiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL
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- Division of Cardiology, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Province Hospital, Birendranagar, Surkhet, Nepal
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL.
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Harb DK, Abdelkareem W, Hazari K, Alali J, Fahad A, Al-Mekhlafi R, Ammar A. Takotsubo Syndrome (Broken-Heart Syndrome or Stress Cardiomyopathy) in an Epileptic Pregnant Woman: A Case Report. Cureus 2023; 15:e36308. [PMID: 37073190 PMCID: PMC10106267 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.36308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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Stress cardiomyopathy (Takotsubo syndrome) is a rare and transient cardiac dysfunction that has been reported in pregnant women with multiple triggering conditions. In general, those cases recovered from the acute cardiac insult within a few weeks. We report a 33-year-old 22 weeks pregnant woman, who presented with an episode of status epilepticus and subsequently developed acute heart failure. She had full recovery within three weeks and continued her pregnancy till term. She became pregnant again two years after this initial insult, remained asymptomatic with stable cardiac function and had normal vaginal delivery at term.
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Janoudi G, Uzun (Rada) M, Boyd ST, Fell DB, Ray JG, Foster AM, Giffen R, Clifford TJ, Walker MC. Do Case Reports and Case Series Generate Clinical Discoveries About Preeclampsia? A Systematic Review. Int J Womens Health 2023; 15:411-425. [PMID: 36974131 PMCID: PMC10039711 DOI: 10.2147/ijwh.s397680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Background Preeclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. The management of preeclampsia has not changed much in more than two decades, and its aetiology is still not fully understood. Case reports and case series have traditionally been used to communicate new knowledge about existing conditions. Whether this is true for preeclampsia is not known. Objective To determine whether recent case reports or case series have generated new knowledge and clinical discoveries about preeclampsia. Methods A detailed search strategy was developed in consultation with a medical librarian. Two bibliographic databases were searched through Ovid: Embase and MEDLINE. We selected case reports or case series published between 2015 and 2020, comprising pregnant persons diagnosed with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, including preeclampsia. Two reviewers independently screened all publications. One reviewer extracted data from included studies, while another conducted a quality check of extracted data. We developed a codebook to guide our data extraction and outcomes assessment. The quality of each report was determined based on Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal checklist for case reports and case series. Results We included 104 case reports and three case series, together comprising 118 pregnancies. A severe presentation or complication of preeclampsia was reported in 81% of pregnancies, and 84% had a positive maternal outcome, free of death or persistent complications. Only 8% of the case reports were deemed to be of high quality, and 53.8% of moderate quality; none of the case series were of high quality. A total of 26 of the 107 publications (24.3%) included a novel clinical discovery as a central theme. Conclusion Over two-thirds of recent case reports and case series about preeclampsia do not appear to present new knowledge or discoveries about preeclampsia, and most are of low quality.
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- Ghayath Janoudi
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Departments of Medicine, Health Policy Management and Evaluation, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Canadian Institute of Health Research, Government of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- International and Global Health Office, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Newborn Care, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- BORN Ontario, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Correspondence: Mark C Walker, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Centre for Practice Changing Research, Box 241, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada, Tel +1 613-798-5555 x76655, Email
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Boldueva SA, Evdokimov DS, Rozhdestvenskaya MV, Rukoyatkina EA. Acute Heart Failure in a Pregnant Woman with Preeclampsia: a Rare Case of Takotsubo Syndrome. Racionalʹnaâ farmakoterapiâ v kardiologii 2022. [DOI: 10.20996/1819-6446-2022-08-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The mechanisms of takotsubo syndrome, better known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy, are not fully understood. The article presents a clinical case of the development of acute left ventricular failure in a 39-year-old pregnancy against the background of severe preeclampsia. Echocardiography revealed a decrease in global myocardial contractility, hypo-akinesia of the apex and all median parts of the left ventricle, hyperkinesis of the basal parts. After 2 weeks, myocardial contractility was normal, no contractility impairment was found. Two months after the acute episode of the disease, magnetic resonance imaging of the heart was performed, according to which no pathological changes were detected. Based on the clinical picture, electrocardiogram changes, laboratory data and typical transient echocardiographic changes, it was suggested that the patient had takotsubo syndrome.
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Anthoulakis C, Iordanidou E, Kotsailidou S, Pilavidi A, Chatzikalogiannis I, Theodoridis T, Mamopoulos A. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy occurring concomitantly with uterine rupture due to caesarian scar pregnancy: A case report. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2019; 240:380-382. [PMID: 31262441 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Christos Anthoulakis
- First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Papageorgiou General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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- First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Papageorgiou General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Papageorgiou General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Third Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hippokration General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Third Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hippokration General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Papageorgiou General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Third Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hippokration General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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