CARDIOLOGY
HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
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Question
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What is the important feature in an echocardiogram of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy?
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Ballooning of right ventricle
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Ballooning of left ventricle
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Ballooning of right atrium
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Ballooning of left atrium
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Abstract. Apical ballooning syndrome (ABS) is a unique reversible cardiomyopathy that is frequently precipitated by a stressful event and has a clinical presentation that is indistinguishable from a myocardial infarction.
Detailed explanation-2: -The transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome, also known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is characterized by transient wall-motion abnormalities involving the left ventricular apex and mid-ventricle in the absence of obstructive epicardial coronary disease.
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