title: Mid-ventricular Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy with structurally normal coronary arteries confirmed by optical coherence tomography.
abstract: Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy is an entity of unknown etiology characterized by transient apical dyskinesia in patients with angiographically normal coronary arteries. However, atypical forms of Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy may also occur, affecting other myocardial segments. Optical coherence tomography has a unique resolution and may detect angiographically silent atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. In this report, we describe optical coherence tomography findings in a patient with atypical Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy presenting as transient mid-ventricular ballooning.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Department, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, IIS-IP, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid 28006, Spain. falf@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alfonso
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cárdenas
authors.forename: Borja
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ibáñez
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence