J Cardiovasc Ultrasound.  2011 Mar;19(1):7-12. 10.4250/jcu.2011.19.1.7.

Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy: The Role of Echocardiography

• Lee JW
• Kim JY

• KMID: 2135425
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4250/jcu.2011.19.1.7

Abstract

Echocardiography is widely used to carry out non-invasive cardiac evaluation at the bedside and provides useful real-time information about hemodynamics. It can also be used to diagnose a stress-induced cardiomyopathy and its complications such as shock, heart failure and apical thrombus. Early diagnosis and management are important to prevent possible complications, and short-term follow-up by echocardiography can readily determine the improvement in these abnormalities. In this brief review, we summarize the role of echocardiography in stress-induced cardiomyopathy, with a special focus on its benefits in the era of new emerging diagnostic technology.

Keyword

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Echocardiography; Hemodynamics

MeSH Terms

Cardiomyopathies
Early Diagnosis
Echocardiography
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Failure
Hemodynamics
Shock
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Thrombosis