Is LAD encasement a common substrate component in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy?
Evidence from computerized tomographic angiography (CTA) has demonstrated LAD encasement with compromised antegrade systolic flow In Takotsubo cardiomyopathy patients. This mechanism may explain both the contractile and ECG abnormalities observed in this disorder.
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Albuquerque, NM.
Joshua
J
Duchesne
CHRISTUS St Vincent Hospital, 455 St Michaels Drive, Santa Fe, NM. Electronic address: irw.hoffman@stvin.org.
Irwin
I
Hoffman
D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D054084:Myocardial Bridging / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*
LAD encasement; Myocardial bridging; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy