Yeonah Kang, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Yeo Goon Kim MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Jeong A Kim MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Eun Ju Chun, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Sang Il Choi MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

1. Cardiac MRI and MDCT can provide useful informations in the evaluation of regional wall motion abnormalities, different patterns of LV ballooning, and right ventricular (RV) involvement. 2. CMR is a unique tool for further evaluating and characterizing in patients with suspected Takotsubo cardiomyopathy 3. Cardiac MRI and MDCT may be useful to promptly distinguish Takotsubo cardiomyopathy from other acute cardiothoracic diseases including acute coronary syndrome.  

1. Overview of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy 2. Diagnostic Criteria of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy 3. Characteristic findings of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in the era of multimodality imaging 4. Different patterns of LV ballooning assessed by cardiac MDCT and MRI  - characteristic LV apical ballooning  - mid-ventricular ballooning  - basal ballooning (inverted Takotsubo)  - transient atypical regional wall motion abnormalities 5. Differential diagnosis of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy 6. The potential role of cardiac MRI and MDCT in patients with suspected or known Takotsubo cardiomyopathy 7. References  

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Kang, Y, Kim, Y, Kim, J, Chun, E, Choi, S, Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: Assessment with Cardiac MRI and MDCT.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14017866.html