Abstract:Objective To investigate the risk factors and mechanism of triggering Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) in critical patients with left ventricular dysfunction.Methods A total of 384 critical cases of abnormal left heart function in the ICU from March 2015 to March 2019 were selected. The cases were divided into TTC group and non-TTC group according to whether it was consistent with TTC diagnosis. The patients' age, gender, body mass index, inflammatory parameters, myocardial enzyme patterns, and other laboratory parameters were collected. The primary endpoint was the risk of developing TTC in the ICU. Secondary endpoints were length of stay in hospital, 28 days of in-hospital mortality and rehospitalization rates. Statistically significant variables in univariate analysis are introduced into multivariate logistic regression for risk factor analysis.Results There were 38 cases in TTC group and 346 cases in non-TTC group. Univariate analysis showed that the proportion of women in the TTC group was significantly higher (P < 0.05). In addition to the decrease in pH value, the heart rate, APACHE II, cTnT, and NT-proBNP were significantly higher in the TTC group than in the non-TTC group (P < 0.05). The proportions of sepsis, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and positive inotropic drugs were significantly higher than those of non-TTC patients (P < 0.05). Multivariate analysis showed sepsis [R = 1.95, (95% CI: 1.13, 4.26)] and TBI [R = 1.263, (95% CI: 1.016, 3.549)] were independent risk factors for triggering TTC in critical patients with left cardiac dysfunction.Conclusions Sepsis and TBI are risk factors for TTC in critical patients. Early surveillance and prevention are needed for these high-risk patients.