Contractile pattern of inverted Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: illustration by two-dimensional strain.
We report a case of a 25-year-old man who was admitted to our emergency department for brain trauma, with electrocardiographic and echocardiographic features suggestive of inverted Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Using myocardial strain obtained from bidimensional acquisitions, we describe the myocardial abnormalities in this patient presenting with this yet under-recognized syndrome.
Maréchaux
Sylvestre
S
Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Lille, Physiology and Ultrasound Department, Lille F-59019, France. sylvestre.marechaux@yahoo.fr
Goldstein
Patrick
P
Girardie
Patrick
P
Ennezat
Pierre V
PV
D000328:Adult; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D012307:Risk Factors; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology