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Evolutionary Change Mimicking Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Hwang HuiJeong,
Lee HyaeMin,
Yang InHo,
Kim DongHee,
Byun JongKyu,
Sohn Il Suk
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12722
Subject(s) - cardiomyopathy , cardiology , medicine , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , electrocardiography , magnetic resonance imaging , edema , cardiac magnetic resonance , pathophysiology , heart failure , radiology
In this report, we introduce a case of thickening of the involved left ventricular apical segment on echocardiography and deep T‐wave inversions in precordial leads on electrocardiography transiently seen in the course of recovery from biventricular takotsubo cardiomyopathy, mimicking apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. This result suggests that the echocardiographic finding of transient myocardial edema can be identified by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Additionally, it persisted a few weeks after full functional recovery. We believe that this case will contribute in part toward clarifying the pathophysiology of takotsubo cardiomyopathy.