Takotsubo Syndrome-Is There a Need for CMR?
Open Access
- 1 August 2021
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Current Heart Failure Reports
- Vol. 18 (4), 200-210
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11897-021-00518-x
Abstract
Purpose of Review Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is a transient but severemyocardial dysfunction that has been known for decades and is still to be fully understood regarding its clinical presentations and pathophysiological mechanisms. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging plays a key role in the comprehensive analysis of patients with TTS in acute and follow-up examinations. In this review, we focus on the major advantages and latest evolutions of CMR in diagnosis and prognostication of TTS and discuss future perspectives and needs in the field of research and cardiovascular imaging in TTS. Recent Findings Specific CMR criteria for TTS diagnosis at the time of acute presentation are established. In addition to identifying the typical regional wall motion abnormalities, CMR allows for precise quantification of right ventricular and left ventricular (LV) function, the assessment of additional abnormalities/complications (e.g. pericardial and/or pleural effusion, LV thrombi), and most importantly myocardial tissue characterization (myocardial oedema, inflammation, necrosis/fibrosis). Summary CMR enables a comprehensive assessment of the entire spectrum of functional and structural changes that occur in patients with TTS and may have also a prognostic impact. CMR can distinguish between TTS and other important differential diagnoses (myocarditis, myocardial infarction) with direct consequences on medical therapy.Funding Information
- Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein - Campus Lübeck
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