Abstract
Tako-tsubo-like left ventricular dysfunction in a patient with COVID-19 demonstrated by non-invasive multi-modality imaging
Highlights
A 71-year-old woman with history of hypertension and anxiety disorder visited our hospital because of trivial fever and shortness of breath lasting for 2 months
This is a case that nuclear medicine might be helpful to diagnose safely with tako-tsubo-like left ventricular (LV)
Dysfunction is hard to be differentiated from acute coronary syndrome, cautions should be exercised when choosing appropriate diagnostic measures
Summary
Electrocardiography on admission revealed deep T-wave inversions in all precordial leads (Figure 1). The patient was diagnosed with Tako-tsubolike LV dysfunction based on those findings. Electrocardiogram of T-wave inversions became shallow and echocardiographic findings improved to normal LV wall motion with trivial apical hypertrophy (Figure 5). This is a case that nuclear medicine might be helpful to diagnose safely with tako-tsubo-like LV. Reprint requests: Takayuki Inomata, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo108-8642, Japan; inotaka@med.kitasato-u.ac.jp J Nucl Cardiol 1071-3581/$34.00 Copyright Ó 2020 The Author(s). Fujiyoshi et al Tako-tsubo-like left ventricular dysfunction in a patient with COVID-19
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