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Takotsubo Syndrome and Cancer: Pathophysiological Links and Clinical Perspectives.

Adriana Correra, Alfredo Mauriello, Anna Chiara Maratea, Celeste Fonderico, Matilde Di Peppo, Vincenzo Russo, Antonello D'Andrea, Giovanni Esposito, Natale Daniele Brunetti

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Review in Biomedicines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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9 authors.

Adriana CorreraCardiology Department, Ospedali Riuniti University Hospital, Viale Pinto 1, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Alfredo MaurielloComplex Structure Cardiology, Institute National Cancer, IRCCS, Foundation "G. Pascale", 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7060-6938
Anna Chiara MarateaComplex Structure Cardiology, Institute National Cancer, IRCCS, Foundation "G. Pascale", 80131 Naples, Italy.
Celeste FondericoComplex Structure Cardiology, Institute National Cancer, IRCCS, Foundation "G. Pascale", 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0009-0006-5648-4552
Matilde Di PeppoCardiology Department, Ospedali Riuniti University Hospital, Viale Pinto 1, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Vincenzo RussoCardiology Unit, Department of Medical and Translational Sciences, "Monaldi Hospital", 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9227-0360
Antonello D'AndreaCardiology and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Cardiology, Umberto I Hospital, 84014 Nocera Inferiore, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9698-9145
Giovanni EspositoDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Natale Daniele BrunettiCardiology Department, Ospedali Riuniti University Hospital, Viale Pinto 1, 71122 Foggia, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is an acute, reversible cardiomyopathy that clinically mimics acute coronary syndrome in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. In oncology, TTS may be precipitated by the cancer milieu itself (stress, inflammation, neuroendocrine activation) and by antineoplastic therapies, notably fluoropyrimidines, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway inhibitors, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and immune checkpoint inhibitors. Cancer currently stands as the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cancer can directly induce TTS through an increase in catecholamines or indirectly via surgical and chemotherapeutic treatments. Several antineoplastic drugs are associated with an increased risk of TTS. We conducted a narrative, clinically oriented review. This narrative review aims to analyze the pathophysiological link between TTS and cancer and to explore potential preventive and therapeutic strategies in cancer patients.

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cancerchemotherapyfluoropyrimidinesimmune checkpoints inhibitorsTakotsubo syndromeVEGF inhibitors

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PMID41301811
PMCPMC12650450

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