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Acute myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
AnguloLlanos R.,
SanzRuiz R.,
Solis J.,
FernándezAvilés F.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.24846
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , cardiology , intensive care medicine
Transient left ventricular apical ballooning or Takotsubo syndrome (TS) is characterized by transient left ventricular dysfunction, electrocardiographic changes that mimic acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and minimal release of myocardial enzymes, with no evidence of obstructive coronary artery disease. Although prognosis and outcome are relatively good, reported complications include intraventricular thrombi and embolic events. We report an extremely rare case of AMI complicating the early in‐hospital course of a patient with TS. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.