Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: Diagnostic performance of hybrid cardiac SPECT/CT imaging for patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Number of patients | 22 |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 74 (66–84) |
Female | 14 (64%) |
Coronary risk factor | |
Smoking habit | 9 (41%) |
Hypertension | 18 (82%) |
Dyslipidemia | 10 (45%) |
Diabetes mellitus | 5 (23%) |
Family history | 3 (14%) |
Blood exam | |
CK (IU/l) | 140 (98–373) |
CK-MB (ng/ml) | 10 (6–21) |
Troponin T (ng/dl) | 0.051 (0.020–0.599) |
BNP (pg/ml) | 185 (61–501) |
Onset to SPECT (days) | 11 (8–15) |
Onset to CCT (days) | 9 (6–14) |