Key result
Left ventricular wall motion abnormalities completely resolved on day 3, while right ventricular apical akinesia and basal hyperkinesis persisted, highlighting differing recovery times between the two ventricles in takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
Why the study?
Right ventricular involvement in takotsubo cardiomyopathy is poorly understood and may be more common than previously reported.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the potential for different recovery patterns between the right and left ventricles in biventricular takotsubo cardiomyopathy, emphasizing the need for better diagnostic criteria and monitoring of right ventricular involvement.
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Differential RV-LV recovery in biventricular takotsubo may warrant extended RV monitoring; leaves open standardized diagnostic criteria and follow-up protocols.
Right ventricular involvement in takotsubo cardiomyopathy is poorly understood and may be more common than previously reported. The significant hemodynamic ramification of this condition is elicited in this case report in which an 81-year-old female suffered a deadly biventricular takotsubo cardiomyopathy with subsequent resolution of left ventricular function but the persistence of right ventricular dysfunction. In this case, we highlight the importance of shifting focus to different recovery patterns within the two ventricles. Through a review of published cases, we have found an absence of attention to the right ventricle, an inconsistency in the appropriate diagnostic criteria of right ventricular takotsubo, and a lack of reporting on its recovery timing. This knowledge gap requires future studies.
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Hajir Zohourian (2020) conducted a case report in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (n=1). Biventricular takotsubo cardiomyopathy was evaluated on Ventricular wall motion recovery. Left ventricular wall motion abnormalities completely resolved on day 3, while right ventricular apical akinesia and basal hyperkinesis persisted, highlighting differing recovery times between the two ventricles in takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
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