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. 2019 Jul 19;11(7):e5177. doi: 10.7759/cureus.5177

Figure 6. Assessment of TTC with CMR.

Figure 6

Typical apical ballooning in Takotsubo syndrome. Cine CMR 4-chamber view.

Cardiac specific sequences are implemented in 1.5 T scanner.

A, B, C: apical type of TTC; D, E, F: midventricular type of TTC; G, H, I: inverted type of TTC; J: biventricular type of TTC with areas of hypo/akinesia (white arrows); CMR: cardiovascular magnetic resonance; TTC: takotsubo cardiomyopathy