title: Cardiac magnetic resonance assessment of takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is an important condition that can be difficult to differentiate from acute coronary syndrome on the basis of clinical, electrocardiogram, and cardiac enzyme assessment alone. Although coronary angiography remains important in the acute assessment of patients with suspected takotsubo cardiomyopathy, cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has emerged over the last decade as an important non-invasive imaging tool in the diagnosis and follow-up of this condition. We present a review highlighting the CMR features of takotsubo cardiomyopathy and its complications with particular focus on differentiating this condition from acute myocardial infarction and myocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440 112 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada. Electronic address: drausami_abbas@msn.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abbas
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440 112 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sonnex
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440 112 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440 112 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Coulden
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media