Abstract
This paper reports on a 67-year-old woman with apical ballooning and recurrent dyskinesia of left ventricular wall. During MRI-examination the patient developed severe apical dyskinesia of the left ventricle induced by agoraphobia in the magnet.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
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Recurrence
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Stress, Psychological / complications*
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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / etiology*
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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / pathology*
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / pathology