Transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome: all that glitters is not apical

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2007 Nov;8(11):934-6. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3280122345.

Abstract

Transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome is a new entity in the field of acute coronary syndromes and percutaneous coronary intervention. A 92-year-old patient presented with an intriguing, previously undescribed finding: the 'migrant' nature of the wall motion abnormalities, first involving the inferior wall and, subsequently, the apical region of the left ventricle. We add a small piece to the complicated puzzle represented by this syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Radionuclide Ventriculography
  • Syndrome
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnosis*
  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnostic imaging
  • Ultrasonography