Left Ventricular Sphericity Index is a reproducible bedside echocardiographic measure of geometric change between acute phase Takotsubo's syndrome and acute anterior myocardial infarction.

Khanna, Shaun; Bhat, Aditya; Chen, Henry H; Tan, Jeremy W A; Gan, Gary C H; Tan, Timothy C

Khanna, Shaun; Bhat, Aditya; Chen, Henry H; Tan, Jeremy W A; Gan, Gary C H; Tan, Timothy C.

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Khanna S; Department of Cardiology, Blacktown Hospital, Blacktown Road, Blacktown, NSW 2148, Australia.
Bhat A; Department of Cardiology, Blacktown Hospital, Blacktown Road, Blacktown, NSW 2148, Australia.
Chen HH; Department of Cardiology, Blacktown Hospital, Blacktown Road, Blacktown, NSW 2148, Australia.
Tan JWA; Department of Cardiology, Blacktown Hospital, Blacktown Road, Blacktown, NSW 2148, Australia.
Gan GCH; Department of Cardiology, Blacktown Hospital, Blacktown Road, Blacktown, NSW 2148, Australia.
Tan TC; Department of Cardiology, Blacktown Hospital, Blacktown Road, Blacktown, NSW 2148, Australia.

Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc ; 29: 100547, 2020 Aug.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32514426

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

â¢TS and AMI are separate cardiac conditions with similar clinical presentations.â¢TS have a higher LVSI than AMI, indicating a more spherical left ventricle.â¢LVSI may be utilised acutely to assist differentiation of acute phase TS and AMI.

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Myocardial infarction; Sphericity index; Takotsubo's syndrome

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