Catecholamines may play an important role in the pathogenesis of transient mid- and basal ventricular ballooning syndrome

J Korean Med Sci. 2008 Oct;23(5):898-902. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2008.23.5.898.

Abstract

The exact pathogenesis of transient mid- and basal ventricular ballooning, a new variant of transient left ventricular (LV) ballooning, remains unknown. We report two cases of transient mid- and basal ventricular ballooning associated with catecholamines. These cases suggest that catecholamine-mediated myocardial dysfunction might be a potential mechanism of this syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cardiomyopathies / pathology
  • Catecholamines / metabolism*
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology
  • Heart Ventricles / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Contraction
  • Myocardium / pathology
  • Syndrome
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnosis
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology*

Substances

  • Catecholamines