Introduction

Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) is an increasingly well-recognised condition that mimics acute coronary syndrome and is characterised by transient left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction without significant coronary artery disease. In recent years, three main variants of TC have emerged: the typical pattern, the reverse pattern and the apical sparing pattern. In typical TC, the LV apex balloons and the apical segments are akinetic (non-contractile) and, to compensate, the basal segments display hyperdynamic function. In reverse TC, there is basal segment akinesia but with normal apical function.