Open AccessElectrocardiographic Findings in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: ECG Evolution and Its Difference from the ECG of Acute Coronary Syndrome
Author(s) -
June Namgung
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical medicine insights cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634
H-Index - 21
ISSN - 1179-5468
DOI - 10.4137/cmc.s14086
Subject(s) - cardiology , medicine , t wave , st segment , qrs complex , acute coronary syndrome , qt interval , st elevation , electrocardiography , u wave , cardiomyopathy , atrial fibrillation , myocardial infarction , heart failure
Electrocardiogram (ECG) manifestations of takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) produce ST-segment elevation or T-wave inversion, mimicking acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We describe the ECG manifestation of TC, including ECG evolution, and its different points from ACS.
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