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Transient Apical Thickening Following Apical Ballooning Syndrome: A Case Series
Author(s) -
Abudiab Muaz M.,
Wilansky Susan,
Lester Steven J.,
Yousefzai Rayan,
Tyler Rochelle,
Tajik A. Jamil
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.13001
Subject(s) - thickening , pathophysiology , medicine , ballooning , cardiology , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , cardiomyopathy , apical cell , pathology , heart failure , chemistry , physics , plasma , quantum mechanics , polymer science , tokamak , epithelium
The authors describe transient apical thickening mimicking apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy following apical ballooning syndrome. These findings are observed on multimodality cardiac imaging and appear to constitute a novel entity. Possible pathophysiologic mechanisms are explored.
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