Vol 65, No 2 (2007)
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Transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome – a case report

Piotr Kukla, Leszek Bryniarski, Renata Korpak-Wysocka, Stanisław Bartuś, Dawid Giszterowicz, Wojciech Dobrowolski, Dariusz Dudek
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.81006
Kardiol Pol 2007;65(2):166-169.

Abstract

We present a case of a 78-year-old female who was admitted to the hospital due to clinical and electrographic features of ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography revealed normal coronary arteries and severe left ventricular contractility abnormalities, detected initially by echocardiography, which resolved within 20 days from hospital admission. Because of these findings and typical echocardiographic picture, a transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome (the tako-tsubo syndrome) was diagnosed.

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