Editorial Comment: Prognostic impact of QT intervals in takotsubo cardiomyopathy: still a long way to trap the octopus

“Takotsubo” cardiomyopathy (TTC), also called “apical ballooning” syndrome or broken heart syndrome is a heterogenous clinical disorder, first described in 1990 by Sato et al. (1), named “takotsubo” because the typical apical dyskinesia of the left ventricle resemble the ceramic pot with a round bottom and narrow neck, used by Japanese fishermen to trap octopuses.