Three-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular function in takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
We evaluated left ventricular (LV) function by three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) in a patient with takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC). An 82-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a suspicion of acute myocardial infarction but was diagnosed as TC by coronary angiography and left ventriculography (LVG). Three-dimensional echocardiography showed circular asynergy from the midventricle to the apex associated with hyperkinesis of the base and volumetric data very close to those obtained by LVG. Thus, 3DE is a useful tool in evaluating regional wall motion abnormalities and LV volume in patients with TC.
Fujikawa
Mie
M
Division of Cardiology, Second Department of Medicine, Kansai Medical University, 10-15 Fumizono-cho, Moriguchi 570-8507, Japan.
Iwasaka
Junji
J
Oishi
Chihiro
C
Ueyama
Takanao
T
Park
Haengnam
H
Yamamoto
Yoshihiro
Y
Otani
Hajime
H
Iwasaka
Toshiji
T
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers