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Cardiac MRI documented left ventricular thrombus complicating acute takotsubo syndrome: an uncommon dilemma

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Transient left ventricular apical hypokinesis results in a typical ampullary shape and has been described as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM). We report a case of TCM with the rare complication of left ventricular thrombus formation. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging aided the diagnosis by characterizing the non-enhancing mass and evaluating the surrounding myocardium for scarring.

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Abbreviations

C-MRI:

Cardiac MRI

MI:

Myocardial Infarction

TCM:

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

TTE:

Transthoracic Echocardiography

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  1. Division of Cardiology, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, 2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, 60201, US

    Veerpal Singh, Tom Mayer, John Salanitri & Michael H. Salinger

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Singh, V., Mayer, T., Salanitri, J. et al. Cardiac MRI documented left ventricular thrombus complicating acute takotsubo syndrome: an uncommon dilemma. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 23, 591–593 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-006-9178-4

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