Use of cardiac MRI to diagnose Takotsubo syndrome.
Use of cardiac MRI to diagnose Takotsubo syndrome.
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使用心脏 MRI 诊断 Takotsubo 综合征。
DOI:
10.1038/nrcardio.2015.155
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
49.6
通讯作者:
Akashi YJ.
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文献类型:
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作者:
Lyon AR;Akashi YJ.
Alexander R. Lyon and Yoshihiro J. Akashi abnormalities, and normal coronary arteries (or no culprit coronary disease). These bene fits include diagnosis of other pathologies, such as hypertrophic cardiomyo pathy, peri carditis, myocarditis, exclusion of myocar dial infarction in coronary distribution, and evidence of acute oedema or inflam mation in the typical circumferential distribution associated with the Takotsubo syndrome anatomical variants. The increasing number of reports and small series demonstrating increased T2STIR (Short Tau Inversion Recovery) signal in the dysfunctional seg ments of typical cases of Takotsubo syn drome have also contributed to the body of evidence suggesting that acute stress trig gers acute myocardial inflammation and/or oedema. The biopsy evidence, as discussed in our Review, 2 also supports this hypoth esis. Moreover, cardiac MRI can be used to identify complications associated with acute Takotsubo syndrome, including apical thrombus, right ventricular involvement, pericarditis, and outflow tract obstruction. At a practical level, many cases of Tako tsubo syndrome are easily identifiable on the basis of diagnostic coronary angio graphy, RWMAs on left ventriculography or echo cardiography, electrocardiographic changes, and clinical presentation. In these patients, routine use of cardiac MRI is not essential, but can be used where available. However, many cases are not straight forward, with atypical features or bystander coronary artery disease. In these ‘grey’cases, the use of cardiac MRI with T2STIR and late gado linium enhancement is extremely helpful during the acute phase of the disease and, in our view, patients should be transferred when clinically stable to centres where cardiac MRI is available. One note of caution is the high incidence of serious acute compli cations during the acute phase of Takotsubo syndrome (pulmonary oedema~ 15–20%, cardiogenic shock~ 10%, malignant ven tricular arrhythmias 2–5%), 6–8 and patients should be considered for cardiac MRI only when clinically stable. We agree with Garg and colleagues’ comment regarding the need for prospective, multicentre studies to clarify the clinical role of cardiac MRI in the diag nostic algorithm for patients with diagnosed or suspected acute Takotsubo syndrome.