title: Biventricular Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy: usefulness of 2D speckle tracking strain echocardiography.
abstract: Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy is a transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome also known as stress-induced cardiomyopathy. This reversible cardiomyopathy without epicardial coronary artery disease mimics acute myocardial infarction. Right ventricular involvement, which has been infrequently reported, is present in about a quarter of cases of Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy and is associated with a more severe clinical outcome. We report the case of a 55-year-old postmenopausal woman with transient biventricular apical ballooning. She recently had acute exacerbation of multiple sclerosis. Regional and global function of both ventricles was estimated using two-dimensional speckle tracking strain echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental and Applied Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vizzardi
authors.forename: Ivano
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bonadei
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Piovanelli
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bugatti
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Aloia
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy; right ventricle; speckle tracking echocardiography