20 October 2020>: Articles
Effectiveness of Levosimendan in an 84-Year-Old Patient with Takotsubo Syndrome Complicated by Acute Heart Failure
Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment
Małgorzata Zalewska-Adamiec A* , Małgorzata Chlabicz B , Łukasz Kuźma D , Hanna Bachorzewska-Gajewska D , Sławomir Dobrzycki DDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.927081
Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e927081
Table 1. Echocardiogram – contractility abnormality and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).
Date | LV contractility disorders | LVEF |
---|---|---|
On admission | Apical akinesis and hypokinesis of the apical and middle LV segments | 40% |
12 h after admission | Akinesis of the apex and apical and middle segments of LV | 30% |
In city hospital | Akinesis of the apex and apical and middle segments of LV | 32% |
After 3 months | No abnormal segmental contractility | 55% |