Can longitudinal strain analysis differentiate between Takotsubo syndrome and acute coronary syndrome?

Aleksandra Wilk Wojciech KrólŻarek-Starzewska AnnaMarlena Ziemska-GorczycaWeronika TeteraMarcin KonopkaMaria Binkiewicz-OrlukWojciech Braksator

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2022)

Patients with TTS are characterized by a different LS pattern in the apical segments of the left ventricle compared to patients with STEMI. TTE examination with LS remains insufficient to distinguish TTS from ACS at the early stage of diagnosis.

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