Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: One More Angiographic Evidence of Microvascular Dysfunction
Table 3
Myocardial perfusion evaluation in the three groups.
TC (); (%)/median (interquartile range)
MVA (); (%)/median (interquartile range)
CG (); (%)/median (interquartile range)
value (TCvsCG/TCvsMVA/MVAvsCG)
Blush LAD
19 (70%)
27 (100%)
27 (100%)
0,001/0,001/NS
QuBE LAD
8,9 (7,2–11,5)
13,5 (10–16)
11,4 (10–15,7)
0,008/0,006/NS
Blush 3 RCA
26 (96%)
27 (100%)
27 (100%)
NS
QuBE RCA
10 (7,7–12,4)
11 (9–15,4)
10,5 (7,7–13)
NS
Blush 3 LC
27 (100%)
26 (96%)
27 (100%)
NS
QuBE LC
10,4 (7,1–12,8)
13 (10–17)
11,5 (9,5–15)
NS
TC: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; MVA: microvascular angina; CG: control group; TFC: TIMI frame count; QuBE: Quantitative Blush Evaluator; LAD: left anterior descending coronary artery; RCA: right coronary artery; LC: left circumflex coronary artery; indicates the same result for all the three matches.
