Chronobiology of Takotsubo Syndrome and Myocardial Infarction: Analogies and Differences

Abstract

Several pathophysiologic factors, not harmful if taken alone, are capable of triggering unfavorable events when presenting together within the same temporal window (chronorisk), and the occurrence of many cardiovascular events is not evenly distributed in time. Both acute myocardial infarction and takotsubo syndrome seem to exhibit a temporal preference in their onset, characterized by variations according to time of day, day of the week, and month of the year, although with both analogies and differences.

Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Chronobiology, phenomena; Circadian rhythm; Day of week; Gender; Monday; Seasons; Takotsubo syndrome.