Left ventricular myocardial function assessed by three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

Yukari KobayashiHiroyuki OkuraYuhei KobayashiShuichiro FukudaAtsushi HirohataKiyoshi Yoshida

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2017)

Patients with TC show abnormal wall motion during acute phase. Even after LV wall-motion recovery, subtle abnormalities of regional LV function appear to persist at 4 weeks followed by normalization at 6 months.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
heart failure
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
acute myocardial infarction
cardiac resynchronization therapy
aortic stenosis
mitral valve
high speed
computed tomography
left atrial
pulmonary hypertension
coronary artery disease
high resolution
aortic valve