Annual recurrence of acute Left Ventricular Apical Ballooning

Roberto Cemin; Rainer Oberhollenzer

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.07.119

Annual recurrence of acute Left Ventricular Apical Ballooning

Int J Cardiol. 2007 Jul 10;119(2):237-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.07.119. Epub 2006 Oct 19.

Authors

Roberto Cemin, Rainer Oberhollenzer

PMID: 17055596
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.07.119

Abstract

Left Ventricular Apical Ballooning (LVAB) or Tako-tsubo syndrome is an emerging clinical entity. Little data exists in the literature regarding recurrence of the disease. We present an interesting case of relapse of LVAB after exactly 1 year.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Coronary Angiography
Echocardiography
Female
Humans
Recurrence
Stress, Psychological / complications*
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnosis
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / psychology*