Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography and Takotsubo Syndrome: Could Milder Forms of this Pathology Confound the Diagnostic Value of the Test?

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 737-737 ◽  
Author(s):  
John E. Madias
Keyword(s):  
Stress Echocardiography ◽  
Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Dobutamine Stress ◽  
Takotsubo Syndrome

Diagnostic Value of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in Coronary Artery Disease

1994 ◽  
Vol 42 (05) ◽  
pp. 285-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Şahin ◽  
Ş. Karakelleoğlu ◽  
N. Alp ◽  
S. Ateşal ◽  
H. Şenocak
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Stress Echocardiography ◽  
Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Dobutamine Stress ◽  
Artery Disease

Diagnostic Value of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in Patients With Normal Wall Motion at Rest

2007 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 553-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel L. Geleijnse ◽  
Boudewijn J. Krenning ◽  
Attila Nemes ◽  
Osama I.I. Soliman ◽  
Tjebbe W. Galema ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Echocardiography ◽  
Wall Motion ◽  
Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Dobutamine Stress ◽  
Normal Wall

scholarly journals Inverted Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Induced by Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography with Atypical Presentation

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Cadeddu ◽  
Silvio Nocco ◽  
Fabio Cadeddu ◽  
Martino Deidda ◽  
Pierpaolo Bassareo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Angiography ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Stress Echocardiography ◽  
Troponin I ◽  
Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography ◽  
Complete Recovery ◽  
Dobutamine Stress ◽  
Atypical Presentation ◽  
Takotsubo Syndrome ◽  
Chest Discomfort

A 48-year-old woman was scheduled by our lab to perform a standard dobutamine/atropine stress echocardiogram. During the test, the patient referred to a slight chest discomfort and developed a progressive left ventricle akinesia of all midbasal LV segments, thus mimicking a midbasal ballooning. ECG persisted without significant abnormalities and with no raise of Troponin I. Coronary angiography showed normal coronary arteries and ventriculography a severe EF reduction and apical hypercontractility. Echocardiography showed a progressive improvement with a complete recovery 48 hours later. This is a rare case of inverted takotsubo syndrome induced by dobutamine stress echocardiography that occurred with atypical presentation.

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