| Literature DB >> 15996774 |
Takanori Yasu, Katsuyuki Tone, Norifumi Kubo, Muneyasu Saito.
Abstract
We present a case of a 64-year-old man with transient mid-ventricular ballooning cardiomyopathy. Left ventriculography showed morphological differences with ballooning around the whole mid-portion of the left ventricle, although precipitating factors and clinical courses were similar to Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. We suspect that transient mid-ventricular ballooning cardiomyopathy is a new pathological entity in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15996774 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.05.060
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Cardiol ISSN: 0167-5273 Impact factor: 4.164