Establishing the incidence of Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy in Scotland
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Establishing the Incidence of Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy in Scotland
IRAS ID
207894
Contact name
Dana Dawson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Aberdeen
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 31 days
Research summary
Acute stress-induced (Tako-Tsubo) cardiomyopathy presents like a heart attack and is triggered by intense emotional or physical stress. Although heart arteries are unobstructed, the risk of death is similar to a heart attack. There is little understanding of this strong brain-heart interaction with harmful cardiac consequences and little knowledge about any predisposing factors. We plan to conduct a Scottish-wide study to determine if patients who presented with an acute episode of Tako-tsubo or their immediate relatives carry a genetic susceptibility to developing this condition. In order to plan this study it is essential to know how many cases we can identify in the past 5 years in Scotland, which is the aim of this pilot project.
REC name
London - Harrow Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/LO/1059
Date of REC Opinion
2 Jun 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion