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Pseudo-apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy phenotype in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
The international journal of cardiovascular imaging - 1 Feb 2026
Elzoghby Mohamed, Reid Anna B, Nucifora Gaetano
Abstract excerpt
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy can exhibit transient apical wall thickening during recovery, leading to a phenotypic overlap with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. This pseudo-hypertrophic appearance is due to reversible myocardial oedema rather than genuine sarcomeric hypertrophy. We present a case demonstrating this diagnostic challenge and emphasising the importance of serial cardiac magnetic resonance imaging...
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