Takotsubo syndrome in China: Serious but not so different

In the current issue of the journal, Chong et al. publish the first Chinese multicenter registry on Takotsubo syndrome (TBS) to date: the ChiTTS registry (ChiCTR1900026725) [ [1] Chong T.K. Chen J. Lyu L. Wei Y. Liu Y. Wu L. et al. Clinical characteristics and outcome correlates of Chinese patients with takotsubo syndrome: results from the first Chinese takotsubo syndrome registry. Int. J. Cardiol. 2023 Jun 22; 131129 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF Google Scholar ]. This article includes and analyzes consecutive patients with the disease between 2016 and 2021 in 10 Chinese hospitals [ [1] Chong T.K. Chen J. Lyu L. Wei Y. Liu Y. Wu L. et al. Clinical characteristics and outcome correlates of Chinese patients with takotsubo syndrome: results from the first Chinese takotsubo syndrome registry. Int. J. Cardiol. 2023 Jun 22; 131129 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF Google Scholar ]. Prediction of adverse outcomes in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy: A CMR-based nomogramInternational Journal of CardiologyPreviewTo develop and validate a novel nomogram score to predict outcomes in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM) over a long follow-up period. Full-Text PDF