["Aborted" Ballooning syndrome]

An Med Interna. 2006 Jun;23(6):288-90. doi: 10.4321/s0212-71992006000600011.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We describe a patient with previous transient left ventricular apical balloonig three months ago, who had got a new chest ischemic-like pain associated to an important dynamic left ventricular intracavitary obstruction which disappeared after betablockers treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Chest Pain / diagnosis
  • Chest Pain / drug therapy
  • Chest Pain / etiology*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Syndrome
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / complications*
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / drug therapy
  • Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / complications*
  • Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / diagnostic imaging
  • Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / drug therapy

Substances

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists