Key result
Anteroapical systolic akinesis and ballooning due to stress-induced takotsubo cardiomyopathy can mask apical-variant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, rendering it unrecognizable until the apical myocardium fully recovers.
Population
2 female patients presenting with takotsubo cardiomyopathy who were subsequently found to have…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
2 weeks to 1 month
Authors
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May warrant post-Takotsubo follow-up imaging to exclude masked apical HCM; leaves open its true prevalence.
Case Report (n=2)
Apical ballooning from stress-induced cardiomyopathy can temporarily mask the echocardiographic features of apical-variant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Roy et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Apical ballooning syndrome masking apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (n=2). Apical ballooning syndrome was evaluated. Anteroapical systolic akinesis and ballooning due to stress-induced takotsubo cardiomyopathy can mask apical-variant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, rendering it unrecognizable until the apical myocardium fully recovers.
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