Role of MIBG scintigraphy in reverse Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy: Confirming a pathophysiologic hypothesis

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Nov 15:223:54-55. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.190. Epub 2016 Aug 9.

Authors

Andrea Ceccacci¹, Massimo Mancone², Simone Calcagno¹, Giuseppe De Vincentis³, Gennaro Sardella¹, Francesco Fedele¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrology, Anesthesiology and Geriatric Sciences, University "La Sapienza" of Rome, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrology, Anesthesiology and Geriatric Sciences, University "La Sapienza" of Rome, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: massimomancone@gmail.com.
³ Department of Radiological Sciences, University "La Sapienza" of Rome, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 27529592
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.190

No abstract available

Keywords: MIBG scintigraphy; Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

3-Iodobenzylguanidine / pharmacology*
Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrocardiography
Female
Gated Blood-Pool Imaging / methods*
Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Ventricles / physiopathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / methods
Radiopharmaceuticals / pharmacology
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnosis*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / physiopathology
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
3-Iodobenzylguanidine