title: Improvement of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony associated with restoration of left ventricular function in a patient with fulminant myocarditis and complete left bundle branch block.
abstract: A 52-year-old woman with fulminant myocarditis had completed left bundle branch block (LBBB) and severely impaired left ventricular (LV) function. Marked mechanical dyssynchrony with septal-to-posterior delay of 389 ms was observed by echocardiographic speckle tracking radial strain imaging on admission, which was dramatically improved to 106 ms after total recovery from acute myocarditis with restoration of LV ejection fraction whereas her electrocardiogram still showed complete LBBB.
authors: Takeshi
authors: T
authors: Takamura
authors: Kaoru
authors: K
authors: Dohi
authors: Katsuya
authors: K
authors: Onishi
authors: Tairo
authors: T
authors: Kurita
authors: Masaki
authors: M
authors: Tanabe
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Tanigawa
authors: Naoki
authors: N
authors: Isaka
authors: Masaaki
authors: M
authors: Ito
mesh_terms: D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology