SIGNIFICANCE OF 123I-BMIPP-SCINTIGRAPHY IN THE RECOVERY OF LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION IN TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY: INSIGHT FROM THE NEW TAKOTSUBO BMIPP REGISTRY

Midventricular Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on 99mTc-tetrofosmin and 123I-BMIPP SPECT

Diagnostic utility of 123I-BMIPP imaging in patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

OBJECTIVE Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a cardiac syndrome with an acute onset defined by chest symptoms and ST segment elevation on electrocardiograms. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is sometimes misdiagnosed as acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Therefore a non-invasive diagnostic method is needed to be established for setting up appropriate strategies. The purpose of this study was to detect myocard...

123I-MIBG myocardial scintigraphy in patients with "takotsubo" cardiomyopathy.

UNLABELLED The clinical characteristics of reversible left ventricular dysfunction due to "takotsubo" cardiomyopathy have been described, but the origin of this condition remains unclear. This study investigated (123)I-metaiodobenzlguanidine ((123)I-MIBG) myocardial scintigraphy in patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy. METHODS Eight consecutive patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy were st...

[Transient ventricular dysfunction (Takotsubo cardiomyopathy)].

The patient was a male with myasthenia gravis, hospitalized with acute respiratory failure due to decompensation of the underlying disease. He evolved with findings suggestive of acute myocardial infarction, with electrocardiographic and enzymatic alterations compatible with that diagnosis. The patient underwent emergency coronary angiography, which showed no severe coronary obstruction, althou...

Persistent left ventricular dysfunction in takotsubo cardiomyopathy after pacemaker implantation.

Two cases of takotsubo cardiomyopathy occurred after pacemaker implantation, both in elderly women who received a dual-chamber pacemaker for complete atrioventricular block. They had persistent left ventricular dysfunction even during their convalescence.