| Literature DB >> 27277170 |
Hirotomo Sato1, Hiroyuki Yoshitomi1, Nobuhide Watanabe1, Tomoko Adachi1, Saki Ito1, Kazuto Yamaguchi1, Kazuaki Tanabe2.
Abstract
We report visually confirmed post-systolic shortening (PSS) during the recovery period and the relationship between PSS and electrocardiographic abnormalities in 4 cases of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC). In these 4 cases, the appearance of visually confirmed PSS during the recovery period coincided with observation of the deepest T wave and the longest QT interval. The transmural repolarization gradient and heterogeneous duration of myocardial contractions may cause PSS in the TTC recovery period.Entities:
Keywords: Echocardiography; Long QT; Negative T wave; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
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Year: 2014 PMID: 27277170 DOI: 10.1007/s12574-014-0231-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Echocardiogr ISSN: 1349-0222