Takotsubo syndrome: Advances in the understanding and management of an enigmatic stress cardiomyopathy

Figure 1 Left ventriculography showing different types of takotsubo cardiomyopathy. A: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) typical form. On systole the left ventricle presents akinesis of the apex and hyperkinesis of the basal segments; B: Mid-ventricular variant. On systole the mid-segments are akinetic while the apical and basal segments are normal; C: “Inverted TTC”. Basal and mid-segments are akinetic on systole while the apex is hyperkinetic.