Myocardial oedema contributes to interstitial expansion and associates with mechanical and electrocardiographic changes in takotsubo syndrome: a CMR T1 and T2 mapping study

Abstract

CMR T1 and T2 mapping demonstrated increased myocardial water content conditioning interstitial expansion in acute TTS, detected even outside areas of abnormal wall motion. Oedema burden and distribution associated with mechanical and electrocardiographic changes, making it a potential prognostic marker and therapeutic target in TTS.