title: Transient left ventricular basal dysfunction without coronary stenosis in acute cerebral disorders: a novel heart syndrome (inverted Takotsubo).
abstract: Myocardial dysfunction without coronary involvement may occur in acute cerebral diseases. We report 4 cases where, in the context of acute cerebral disorder, the echocardiograms revealed an extensive left ventricular circumferential akinesis except at the apex. Besides, for three of those cases no coronary disease has been highlighted. Recognition of such a pattern of LV dysfunction should lead to the search for an acute cerebral disease.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Cardiology Hospital, Lille, and Cardiology Department, Beaujon Hospital, Clichy (DL, ACS), France. ennezat@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Pierre V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Ennezat
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pesenti-Rossi
authors.forename: Jean Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Aubert
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rachenne
authors.forename: Jean Jacques
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bauchart
authors.forename: Jean Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Auffray
authors.forename: Damien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Logeart
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cohen-Solal
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Asseman
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging