Usefulness of myocardial positron emission tomography/nuclear imaging in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Figure 1 Images representing three different consecutive female patients with diagnosis of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in which in the acute phase a clear inverse flow/metabolism mismatch emerged (reduction of fluorodeoxyglucose uptake and preserved blood flow obtained with ammonia). The mismatch was reversible and disappeared at 3-mo follow-up. FDG: Fluorodeoxyglucose;