Cardiovasc Imaging Asia.  2018 Jan;2(1):19-27. 10.22468/cvia.2017.00157.

Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy: Assessment with Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Multi-Detector Computed Tomography

• Kang Y
• Kim YK
• Chun EJ
• Choi SI

• KMID: 2524857
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.22468/cvia.2017.00157

Abstract

Stress-induced cardiomyopathy is an increasingly recognized disease entity that has been recently accepted as a unique form of reversible cardiomyopathy. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) are useful modalities for evaluating regional wall motion abnormalities, patterns of left ventricular (LV) ballooning, and coronary artery stenosis. Thus, cardiac MRI and MDCT may be useful for distinguishing stressinduced cardiomyopathy from acute coronary syndrome. This pictorial essay provides an overview of the imaging findings of stress-induced cardiomyopathy, including the different patterns of LV ballooning. In addition, the potential roles of cardiac MRI and MDCT in evaluating stress-induced cardiomyopathy are discussed.

Keyword

Stress-induced cardiomyopathy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multidetector computed tomography.