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Stress cardiomyopathy echocardiography or ultrasound

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Echocardiography is done in patients with stress cardiomyopathy to document apical ballooning, dyskinesia/akinesia and reduced ejection fraction.

Echocardiography

Echocardiography

The following echocardiographic findings may be seen in patients with stress cardiomyopathy:[1][2][3][4]

(A) Echocardiograph showing dilatation of the left ventricle in the acute phase. (B) Resolution of left ventricular function on repeat echocardiograph 6 days later.
References

References

  1. ↑ Brenner ZR, Powers J (2008). “Takotsubo cardiomyopathy”. Heart Lung. 37 (1): 1–7. doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2006.12.003. PMID 18206521.
  2. ↑ Prasad A, Lerman A, Rihal CS (2008). “Apical ballooning syndrome (Tako-Tsubo or stress cardiomyopathy): a mimic of acute myocardial infarction”. Am. Heart J. 155 (3): 408–17. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2007.11.008. PMID 18294473.
  3. ↑ Tsai TT, Nallamothu BK, Prasad A, Saint S, Bates ER (2009). “Clinical problem-solving. A change of heart”. N. Engl. J. Med. 361 (10): 1010–6. doi:10.1056/NEJMcps0903023. PMID 19726776.
  4. ↑ Efferth T, Banerjee M, Paul NW (2016). “Broken heart, tako-tsubo or stress cardiomyopathy? Metaphors, meanings and their medical impact”. Int. J. Cardiol. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.12.129. PMID 28041712.

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