Why the study?
What is the incidence and clinical significance of right ventricular involvement in patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy?
Population
34 patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy who underwent early cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging. An…
Design
Cohort
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RV involvement may identify higher-risk TTC; hypothesis-generating for routine assessment pending prospective validation.
What is the incidence and clinical significance of right ventricular involvement in patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy?
Right ventricular involvement occurs in approximately one-quarter of patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and is associated with worse left ventricular systolic function and a higher likelihood of pleural effusions.
Haghi et al. (2006) studied this question.