scholarly journals Calculation of stress and the absorption of Angiotensin in the left ventricle based on two dimensional echocardiograms and MRIs

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Macpherson ◽  
S. Neti ◽  
M. Averbach ◽  
P. A. Macpherson
Keyword(s):  
Left Ventricle ◽  
Two Dimensional

Life-threatening Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Mrejen-Shakin ◽  
Ricardo Lopez ◽  
Mohandas M Shenoy ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Left Ventricle ◽  
Acute Heart Failure ◽  
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ◽  
Stress Test ◽  
Systolic Dysfunction ◽  
Apical Ballooning ◽  
Assisted Ventilation ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Life Threatening

Objective:To report a case of seizure-induced takotsubo cardiomyopathy with rare etiology and rarer complications.Methods:A 50-year-old woman had multiple epileptic seizures and later developed acute heart failure complicated by ventricular fibrillation and shock. A two-dimensional echocardiogram revealed apical ballooning of the left ventricle resembling a takotsubo (a Japanese fisherman's pot used to trap octopi). The apex was also hypokinetic.Results:The hemodynamic abnormalities normalized with defibrillation, assisted ventilation, inotropic support, and pressor agents. More importantly, the apical ballooning deformity and systolic dysfunction reversed. The echocardiogram normalized three months later. A nuclear treadmill stress test was negative for ischemia.Conclusions:Apical ballooning of the left ventricle and hypokinesis are typical echocardiographic features in takotsubo cardiomyopathy, a stress-induced heart disease. It may follow severe emotional, physical, and neurologic stressors, in our rare case, grand mal seizures (0.2 % of all takotsubo disease patients). Also rare are life-threatening complications. Based on these observations, in a case with severe stress followed by acute heart failure, takotsubo cardiomyopathy should be a major diagnostic consideration. The dramatic initial triggering event, in our case an epileptic seizure, should not mask the possibility of coexisting takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Awareness of this disease, anticipation of complications, and two-dimensional echocardiography will help channel the management in the right direction.

Congenital Giant Left Circumflex Artery-to-Left Ventricle Fistula Detected Using Two-Dimensional and Doppler Echocardiography

2000 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 487
Author(s):  
Seung Won Jin ◽  
Jun Chul Park ◽  
Young Joong Lee ◽  
Byung Hyun Yoo ◽  
Hyun Ok Park ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Left Ventricle ◽  
Doppler Echocardiography ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Circumflex Artery ◽  
Left Circumflex Artery

Five-year follow-up two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in a juvenile with a double-chambered left ventricle

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 791-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Harada ◽  
Kazuhiro Mori ◽  
Chiyo Ichimiya ◽  
Naho Terada ◽  
Tsutomu Iima ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Left Ventricle ◽  
Speckle Tracking ◽  
Speckle Tracking Echocardiography ◽  
Two Dimensional

Biatrial Approach for Bicameral Myxoma with Mitral Regurgitation

2000 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pankaj Goel ◽  
Nainar Madhu Sankar ◽  
Sethurathinam Rajan ◽  
Kotturathu Mammen Cherian
Keyword(s):  
Mitral Valve ◽  
Left Ventricle ◽  
Mitral Regurgitation ◽  
Left Atrium ◽  
Valve Replacement ◽  
Mitral Valve Replacement ◽  
Severe Mitral Regurgitation ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Echocardiography ◽  
Two Dimensional Echocardiography

A 16-year-old girl presented with an episode of syncope. Two-dimensional echocardiography revealed masses in the left atrium and left ventricle with severe mitral regurgitation. She underwent removal of myxomas and mitral valve replacement using an extended biatrial approach.

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