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Slowly resolving global myocardial inflammation/oedema in Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy: Evidence from T2-weighted cardiac MRI

  • Christopher Neil
  • , Thanh Ha Nguyen
  • , Angela Kucia
  • , Benjamin Crouch
  • , Aaron Sverdlov
  • , Yuliy Chirkov
  • , Gnanadevan Mahadavan
  • , Joseph Selvanayagam
  • , Dana Dawson
  • , John Beltrame
  • , Christopher Zeitz
  • , Steven Unger
  • , Thomas Redpath
  • , Michael Frenneaux
  • , John Horowitz

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Abstract

Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is associated with regional left ventricular dysfunction, independent of the presence of fixed coronary artery disease. Previous studies have used T2-weighted cardiac MRI to demonstrate the presence of periapical oedema. The authors sought to determine the distribution, resolution and correlates of oedema in TTC.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1278-1284
Number of pages7
JournalHeart
Volume98
Issue number17
Early online date11 Jul 2012
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2012

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • C-Reactive Protein
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Edema
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inflammation
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardium
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
  • Normetanephrine
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

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