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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following dipyridamole pharmacologic stress

Authors: Angela S. Koh, Henry Kok, Terrance Chua, Felix Keng

Published in: Annals of Nuclear Medicine | Issue 6/2010

Abstract

This study is about an elderly female patient who presented with rapid atrial fibrillation. Pharmacologic stress myocardial perfusion imaging with dipyridamole for the assessment of myocardial ischemia resulted in transient abnormalities on electrocardiogram, wall motion and perfusion defects with complete resolution 1 month later, suggestive of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. We believe that our case report is the first to describe this finding after dipyridamole stress.

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Title: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following dipyridamole pharmacologic stress
Authors: Angela S. Koh
Henry Kok
Terrance Chua
Felix Keng
Publication date: 01-07-2010
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Annals of Nuclear Medicine / Issue 6/2010
Print ISSN: 0914-7187
Electronic ISSN: 1864-6433
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12149-010-0371-0

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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following dipyridamole pharmacologic stress

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