Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: Assessment With Cardiac MRI

The objective of this article is to show how MRI findings can be used to differentiate Takotsubo cardiomyopathy from acute coronary syndrome. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a disorder that mimics acute coronary syndrome. MRI can show not only edema in the ventricular wall, which is diffuse and without...

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Published inAmerican journal of roentgenology (1976) Vol. 195; no. 2; pp. W139 - W145
Main Authors Fernández-Pérez, Gabriel C., Aguilar-Arjona, José Antonio, de la Fuente, Gonzalo Tardáguila, Samartín, Marcelo, Ghioldi, Alejandro, Arias, Juan Carlos, Sánchez-González, Javier
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.2010
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Female
Humans
Image Enhancement - methods
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Male
Myocardium - pathology
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - pathology
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Summary:The objective of this article is to show how MRI findings can be used to differentiate Takotsubo cardiomyopathy from acute coronary syndrome. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a disorder that mimics acute coronary syndrome. MRI can show not only edema in the ventricular wall, which is diffuse and without arterial territory distribution, but also motion abnormalities with typical akinesis in the apical and mid planes. Moreover, MRI can detect potential complications such as obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract or thrombus in the left ventricular cavity.
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ISSN:0361-803X
1546-3141
1546-3141
DOI:10.2214/AJR.09.3369