title: Contractile pattern of inverted Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: illustration by two-dimensional strain.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Lille, Physiology and Ultrasound Department, Lille F-59019, France. sylvestre.marechaux@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Sylvestre
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maréchaux
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Girardie
authors.forename: Pierre V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Ennezat
mesh_terms: 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