Noninvasive detection of Takotsubo [corrected] cardiomyopathy using multi-detector row computed tomography.
We present a 60-year-old woman with chest pain preceded by emotional stress. Trans-thoracic echocardiography demonstrated localized left ventricular hypokinesis around the apical area. Multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) revealed no significant stenosis in the coronary arteries, which comfirmed Takotsubo-like cardiomyopathy. We show here the usefulness of MDCT for the noninvasive differentiation of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy from acute coronary syndrome.
Hara
Tetsuya
T
Department of Cardiology, Himeji Cardiovascular Center, Hyogo, Japan.
Hayashi
Takatoshi
T
Izawa
Ichiro
I
Kajiya
Teishi
T
D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods