Distribution of late gadolinium enhancement in various types of cardiomyopathies: Significance in differential diagnosis, clinical features and prognosis

Figure 6 Representative cine-cardiac magnetic resonance (A) and late gadolinium enhancement-cardiac magnetic resonance (B-D) images in a case of stress (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy. The images show vertical long axis (A, B) and mid-ventricular short axis (C, D) views. The cine-CMR image during systole (A) shows mid-anterior dyskinesis (white arrows). LGE-CMR images on the sub-acute phase (B, C) show that the area of LGE was well matched with the area of wall motion abnormality (white arrows). On the follow-up phase, LV systolic function recovered, and the LGE-CMR image (D) could not detect significant LGE in the LGE area observed on the sub-acute phase. All the images are taken from Naruse et al[69] with permission. LGE: Late gadolinium enhancement; LV: Left ventricular; LGE-CMR: Late gadolinium enhancement-cardiac magnetic resonance.