Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Mimicking Acute Coronary Syndrome ― Extracellular Volume Quantification Using Cardiac Computed Tomography ―
2018; Japanese Circulation Society; Volume: 83; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1253/circj.cj-18-1062
ISSN1347-4820
AutoresDaisuke Sueta, Seitaro Oda, Eiichiro Yamamoto, Masato Nishi, Koichi Kaikita, Masafumi Kidoh, Daisuke Utsunomiya, Takeshi Nakaura, Yasuyuki Yamashita, Kenichi Tsujita,
Tópico(s)Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
Resumopatient was eventually diagnosed with TC.One month later, follow-up echocardiography showed that the apical wall had improved.To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report to describe the use of myocardial ECV imaging on cardiac CT in a patient with TC.We believe this technology can support prompt clinical decision-making for patients with TC.
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