Incremental "Therapeutic" Myocardial Exposure to Catecholamines: Incidence and Impact in Takotsubo Syndrome.
Gao Jing OngThanh Ha NguyenJeanette StansboroughSven Y SurikowChukwudiebube N AjaeroPublished in: Cardiovascular drugs and therapy (2020)
Potentially iatrogenic precipitation of TS attacks (via iatrogenic elevation of catecholamine levels and β2-adrenoceptor stimulation) is common, associated with greater elevation of plasma normetanephrine concentrations, and also with a trend towards increased long-term mortality when compared to the remainder of TS patients.