International Heart Journal
Online ISSN : 1349-3299
Print ISSN : 1349-2365
ISSN-L : 1349-2365
Case Reports
Peripartum Mid-Ventricular-Type Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy After Cesarean Delivery
The Role of Early and Repeat Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Masashi TomidaNaoki FujimotoKeishi MoriwakiMasafumi NiiMasaki IshidaKyoko Imanaka-YoshidaTomoaki IkedaKaoru Dohi
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キーワード: Myocardial biopsy
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2022 年 63 巻 4 号 p. 782-785

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There are several causes of heart failure during pregnancy and the peripartum period, which include peripartum cardiomyopathy, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or stress cardiomyopathy, exacerbation of a preexisting cardiomyopathy, and acute myocarditis. It is important to determine the cause of the heart failure as the medical treatment may be different based on the diagnosis. However, it has been sometimes challenging to diagnose the cause because of the limited diagnostic tools, especially in pregnant women. Cardiac MRI can characterize myocardial injury and can be used to track the changes in myocardial tissue. We herein report a 35-year-old woman diagnosed with peripartum mid-ventricular-type Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, who was referred to our hospital due to worsening dyspnea the day after cesarean delivery. On admission, electrocardiography showed sinus tachycardia and poor progression of R waves in the precordial leads. Bedside echocardiography revealed severe hypokinesis in the mid- and apical left ventricle (LV) with a LV ejection fraction of 20%. Cardiac catheterization showed normal coronary arteries, and myocardial biopsy revealed contraction band necrosis. On acute phase (Day 4), cardiac MRI showed prolonged native T1 and T2, and severe hypokinesis and decreased regional longitudinal peak strain in the mid-anterior LV wall. During the 1st week, precordial ST fluctuation was observed, and LV wall motion had gradually recovered. Repeat cardiac MRI revealed normalized LV wall motion and shortened values for global native T1 and T2. Thus, she was diagnosed with peripartum Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Serial cardiac MRI may be able to differentiate Takotsubo cardiomyopathy during pregnancy and the peripartum period from other preexisting cardiomyopathies.

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