Right and Left Ventricular Takotsubo: Same Two-Headed Monster or Different Beasts?

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Zohourian, Hajir
Editor	Muacevic, Alexander Adler, John R
Copyright Year	2020
Abstract	Right ventricular involvement in takotsubo cardiomyopathy is poorly understood and may be more common than previously reported. The significant hemodynamic ramification of this condition is elicited in this case report in which an 81-year-old female suffered a deadly biventricular takotsubo cardiomyopathy with subsequent resolution of left ventricular function but the persistence of right ventricular dysfunction. In this case, we highlight the importance of shifting focus to different recovery patterns within the two ventricles. Through a review of published cases, we have found an absence of attention to the right ventricle, an inconsistency in the appropriate diagnostic criteria of right ventricular takotsubo, and a lack of reporting on its recovery timing. This knowledge gap requires future studies.
Journal	Cureus
Volume Number	12
DOI	10.7759/cureus.12225
PubMed Central reference number	PMC7819713
Issue Number	12
PubMed reference number	33500854
e-ISSN	21688184
Language	English
Publisher	Cureus
Publisher Date	2020-12-22
Publisher Place	Palo Alto (CA)
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	takotsubo syndrome right ventricular dysfunction biventricular dysfunction stress cardiomyopathy wall motion abnormality ventriculography
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Case study
Subject	Medicine