IntroductionAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is known to be associated with varying degrees of autonomic and cardiovascular dysfunction. Recent case reports showed that ALS may be linked to Takotsubo syndrome (TTS). We assessed the frequency of TTS in an incident ALS cohort from Sardinia, Italy, and investigated the relationship of TTS with ALS course.MethodsWe retrospectively examined a 10-year (2010-2019) incident cohort of ALS patients of Sardinian ancestry, reported TTS frequency and patients' clinical characteristics. Following, we checked for TTS among patients with ALS onset after 2019 and focused on the same features as for the incident cohort.ResultsOur incident cohort included 344 ALS patients and 5 of them (1.45%) developed TTS. All were female and their median onset age was 71.5 years (IQR 62.75-77). Two patients had spinal and three bulbar onset, though all patients had bulbar involvement and were at an advanced stage of disease (ALSFRS <= 25, King's >= 3) at TTS diagnosis. We identified a potential TTS trigger in three patients (hospitalization for PEG placement, pneumonia). Among patients who had ALS onset after 2019, we identified a further TTS case and described it.ConclusionTTS is not a rare condition in ALS. Female sex, bulbar involvement, and later age of disease onset may be important risk factors for developing this cardiac condition and a physical or psychological trigger is often observed. Despite autonomic dysfunction in ALS has been already demonstrated, the precise physiopathological mechanism underlying TTS needs to be further clarified.

Takotsubo syndrome in a Sardinian amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cohort

Maccabeo, A.;Pateri, M. I.;Pili, F.;Pilotto, S.;Pierri, V.;Muroni, A.;Ercoli, T.;Montisci, R.
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Marchetti, M. F.;Martis, A.;Fazzini, L.;Defazio, G.;Puligheddu, M.;Borghero, G.
2024-01-01

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IntroductionAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is known to be associated with varying degrees of autonomic and cardiovascular dysfunction. Recent case reports showed that ALS may be linked to Takotsubo syndrome (TTS). We assessed the frequency of TTS in an incident ALS cohort from Sardinia, Italy, and investigated the relationship of TTS with ALS course.MethodsWe retrospectively examined a 10-year (2010-2019) incident cohort of ALS patients of Sardinian ancestry, reported TTS frequency and patients' clinical characteristics. Following, we checked for TTS among patients with ALS onset after 2019 and focused on the same features as for the incident cohort.ResultsOur incident cohort included 344 ALS patients and 5 of them (1.45%) developed TTS. All were female and their median onset age was 71.5 years (IQR 62.75-77). Two patients had spinal and three bulbar onset, though all patients had bulbar involvement and were at an advanced stage of disease (ALSFRS <= 25, King's >= 3) at TTS diagnosis. We identified a potential TTS trigger in three patients (hospitalization for PEG placement, pneumonia). Among patients who had ALS onset after 2019, we identified a further TTS case and described it.ConclusionTTS is not a rare condition in ALS. Female sex, bulbar involvement, and later age of disease onset may be important risk factors for developing this cardiac condition and a physical or psychological trigger is often observed. Despite autonomic dysfunction in ALS has been already demonstrated, the precise physiopathological mechanism underlying TTS needs to be further clarified.
2024
ALS;Autonomic dysfunction;Bulbar;Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
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