Transient mid-ventricular dyskinesia: a variant of Takotsubo syndrome
- Autori: Fazio, G; Novo, G; Azzarelli, S; Evola, S; Barbaro, G; Sutera, L; Di Gesaro, G; Akashi, YJ; Novo, S
- Anno di pubblicazione: 2008
- Tipologia: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- Parole Chiave: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Mid-ventricular dyskinesia, Echocardiograms, Ventriculographies
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/47371
Abstract
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy is characterized by a reversible systolic left ventricular apical ballooning. A new pattern of dyskinesia in the absence of angiographic evidence of coronary artery stenosis has been indicated like a variant of takotsubo cardiomiopathy: mid-ventricular akinesis with preservation of apical and basal contractilities revealed at echocardiograms and ventriculographies. We report the case of a 65 years old patient with this pattern, reverted in 4 weeks.