| Literature DB >> 19756935 |
Toshihiro Ohata1, Hideki Ueda, Sokichi Kamata, Nobuo Sakagoshi.
Abstract
A 70-year-old woman was readmitted to our hospital with a fever of 39 degrees C on the 30th day after replacement of a prosthetic aortic valve. She required percutaneous cardiopulmonary support for her heart failure and was weaned after 7 days. Echocardiography revealed an akinetic and aneurysmally dilated left ventricular apex and hyperdynamic basal segments. This case indicates that fulminant apical ballooning syndrome might be added to the list of potential complications after cardiac surgery.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19756935 DOI: 10.1007/s11748-009-0414-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ISSN: 1863-6705