Key result
Apparent left ventricular apical hypertrophy in takotsubo cardiomyopathy is caused by transient myocardial edema and can be differentiated from apical HCM by follow-up ECGs and echocardiograms.
Population
Patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy and apparent left ventricular apical hypertrophy
Design
Editorial
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Transient myocardial edema from takotsubo cardiomyopathy can mimic apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which can be differentiated using follow-up ECG and echocardiography.
Transient myocardial edema from takotsubo cardiomyopathy can mimic apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which can be differentiated using follow-up ECG and echocardiography.
John E. Madias (2014) conducted a letter in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Apparent left ventricular apical hypertrophy in takotsubo cardiomyopathy is caused by transient myocardial edema and can be differentiated from apical HCM by follow-up ECGs and echocardiograms.
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