Myocardial edema is a feature of Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy and is related to the severity of systolic dysfunction: Insights from T2-weighted cardiovascular magnetic resonance

Hassan Abdel-Aty; Myra Cocker; Matthias G. Friedrich

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.08.102

Myocardial edema is a feature of Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy and is related to the severity of systolic dysfunction: Insights from T2-weighted cardiovascular magnetic resonance

Hassan Abdel-Aty, Myra Cocker, Matthias G. Friedrich

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We investigated if myocardial edema is a feature of Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC). Seven TTC patients in the acute phase were studied using cine, T2 and late enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR). A transmural area of high T2 signal was visible involving the mid-anterior wall and apical segments matching the distribution of hypokinesis. CMR-identified edema is a feature of TTC. This may provide insight into the pathophysiology of stress-induced cardiomyopathy and serve as a useful tool for its non-invasive characterization.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	291-293
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Cardiology
Volume	132
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.08.102
State	Published - Feb 20 2009

Keywords

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Late gadolinium enhancement
Myocardial edema
T2-weighted
Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Myocardial edema is a feature of Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy and is related to the severity of systolic dysfunction: Insights from T2-weighted cardiovascular magnetic resonance. / Abdel-Aty, Hassan; Cocker, Myra; Friedrich, Matthias G.
In: International Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 132, No. 2, 20.02.2009, p. 291-293.

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