Apical ballooning syndrome (Takotsubo cardiomyopathy) presenting with typical left ventricular morphology at initial presentation and mid-ventricular variant during a recurrence

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Jun 28;58(1):e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.09.086.

Authors

Aaron M From¹, Gurpreet S Sandhu, Vuyisile T Nkomo, Abhiram Prasad

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

PMID: 21700084
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.09.086

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome / diagnosis
Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Imaging / methods
Female
Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Ventricles / pathology
Humans
Radiography
Recurrence
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnosis*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnostic imaging