Transient Midventricular Ballooning Syndrome: An Atypical Case of Stress Cardiomyopathy

Stress cardiomyopathy can cause significant morbidity in the functional life of patients. The most common finding is apical ballooning of the left ventricle on cardiac catheterization. Some cases present with atypical imaging findings. This report presents a case of atypical stress cardiomyopathy wi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Solanki, Krupa K, Bajaj, Rishika, Aoun, Gaby B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8599119/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34804724
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18875
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Sumario:Stress cardiomyopathy can cause significant morbidity in the functional life of patients. The most common finding is apical ballooning of the left ventricle on cardiac catheterization. Some cases present with atypical imaging findings. This report presents a case of atypical stress cardiomyopathy with midventricular hypokinesis.

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