Why the study?
Does right ventricular myocardial strain assessment using CMR-FT improve risk stratification for long-term mortality in patients with Takotsubo syndrome?
Population
134 patients with Takotsubo syndrome undergoing cardiovascular magnetic resonance at median 2 days after…
Comparison
Right ventricular myocardial strain assessment… vs Sole visual assessment of RV contraction…
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May support RV strain for identifying higher-risk Takotsubo patients; leaves open prospective validation before changing risk stratification practice.
Does right ventricular myocardial strain assessment using CMR-FT improve risk stratification for long-term mortality in patients with Takotsubo syndrome?
CMR-derived right ventricular longitudinal strain provides superior prognostic value for long-term mortality in Takotsubo syndrome compared to visual assessment alone.
Stiermaier et al. (2018) studied this question.