Key result
Microcirculatory dysfunction may play a key role in the evolution of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, and TIMI frame count can be utilized as a diagnostic marker for assessing microvascular function.
Population
Patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Design
Review
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for microcirculatory assessment in Takotsubo; prospective validation of TIMI frame count needed before clinical use.
Highlights the role of microcirculatory dysfunction in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and the utility of TIMI frame count for diagnostic assessment.
Nauman Khalid (2016) conducted a review in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Microcirculatory dysfunction was evaluated. Microcirculatory dysfunction may play a key role in the evolution of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, and TIMI frame count can be utilized as a diagnostic marker for assessing microvascular function.
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