The authors describe transient apical thickening mimicking apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy following apical ballooning syndrome. These findings are observed on multimodality cardiac imaging and appear to constitute a novel entity. Possible pathophysiologic mechanisms are explored.
Keywords: apical ballooning syndrome; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; myocardial stunning; stress; transient.
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