Manganese-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Takotsubo Syndrome

Manganese-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Takotsubo Syndrome

Takotsubo syndrome-

  • Profound perturbation of myocardial manganese uptake,
  • Most marked in the acute phase
  • Persists for at least 3 months despite apparent restoration of normal left ventricular ejection fraction and resolution of myocardial edema,
  • Suggest abnormal myocardial calcium handling may be implicated in the pathophysiology of takotsubo syndrome

Manganese-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Takotsubo Syndrome

Manganese-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Takotsubo Syndrome
Background: Takotsubo syndrome is an acute cardiac emergency characterized by transient left ventricular systolic dysfunction typically following a stressful event. Despite its rapidly rising inciden