Clinical and Echocardiographic Characteristics of Acute Cardiac Dysfunction Associated With Acute Brain Hemorrhage - Difference From Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy.

Background: Cardiac dysfunction (CD) associated with brain hemorrhage is similar to that with takotsubo cardiomyopathy but still not well understood. We aimed to investigate the clinical and echocardiographic findings of acute CD (ACD) related to brain hemorrhage.

Methods and results: Between 2013 and 2014, consecutive patients diagnosed with spontaneous and traumatic brain hemorrhage were prospectively enrolled.