Population
2 Caucasian women presenting with reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy characterized by basal and midventricular…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
1 month (for Case 2)
Key result
Two cases of reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy in older women demonstrated basal and midventricular hypokinesis with apical sparing, highlighting a rare variant of the classic syndrome.
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May improve recognition of atypical stress cardiomyopathy; extends sparse case evidence but leaves open need for prospective validation.
Case Report (n=2)
Reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a rare variant of stress cardiomyopathy that presents with basal and midventricular akinesis and requires recognition for appropriate prognostic and treatment considerations.
Patankar et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy (n=2). Reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy was evaluated. Two cases of reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy in older women demonstrated basal and midventricular hypokinesis with apical sparing, highlighting a rare variant of the classic syndrome.