Myocardial dysfunction in Takotsubo syndrome: More than meets the eye?

Introduction: Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is characterized by transient left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, typically mimicking an anterior wall myocardial infarction (MI), without obstructive coronary artery disease. In the few published reports assessing myocardial deformation in TTS and MI, no consis...

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Main Authors: Gonçalo Pestana, Marta Tavares-Silva, Carla Sousa, Roberto Pinto, Vânia Ribeiro, Mariana Vasconcelos, Pedro Bernardo Almeida, M. Júlia Maciel, Filipe Macedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204919301114