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2020 Sep 18


Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging

Reversible exercise-induced left ventricular dysfunction in symptomatic patients with previous Takotsubo syndrome: insights from stress echocardiography.

Authors

Yakupoglu YH, Saeed S, Senior R, Baksi JA, Lyon AR, Khattar RS
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Sep 18.
PMID: 32944732.

Abstract

Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is usually associated with rapid and spontaneous recovery of left ventricular (LV) function. However, a proportion of patients may have persistent symptoms. This study aimed to determine the haemodynamic and LV contractile responses to exercise in these patients.