Serial evaluation of left ventricular contraction and relaxation in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy by 2D speckle tracking echocardiography

Journal of Medical Ultrasonics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 265-269

  Ishigaki, Daisuke ^a   Okuyama, Hidenobu ^a   Yuki, Koichi ^a   Sato, Yoko ^a   Ogawa, Naomi ^a   Hirono, Osamu ^a   Kubota, Isao ^b  

^a Yamagata Prefectural Shinjo Hospital   (Japan)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

2D speckle tracking echocardiography; Stresscardiomyopathy; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

BISOPROLOL FUMARATE; HEPARIN;

AGED; AKINESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE RELAXATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIA; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84868339017     PISSN: 13464523     EISSN: 16132254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10396-012-0363-x     Document Type: Article

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