A Case of Postpartum Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy

Figure 3

Transthoracic echocardiogram four-chamber view (diastolic image on (a), systolic image on (b)) demonstrating classic pattern of apical akinesis and hypercontractility of midbasal segments of the LV (arrows on (b) emphasizing this specific pattern of wall motion abnormalities seen in Takotsubo’s).

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