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Mid‐Ventricular Ballooning Heart Syndrome
Author(s) -
Aubert Jean Marc,
Ennezat Pierre Vladimir,
Tricot Olivier,
Darchis Julie,
Bauchart Jean Jacques,
Auffray Jean Luc,
Lesenne Martine,
Van Belle Eric,
Goldstein Patrick,
Asseman Philippe
Publication year - 2007
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/j.1540-8175.2007.00399.x
Subject(s) - ballooning , cardiology , medicine , context (archaeology) , basal (medicine) , physics , geography , plasma , quantum mechanics , insulin , tokamak , archaeology
Stress cardiomyopathies have been increasingly reported these last years, especially in women as a transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome. We report six cases in whom, in the context of anxious situations, echocardiograms and ventriculographies revealed mid‐ventricular akinesis with preservation of apical and basal contractilities with normal coronary arteriography. This “mid‐ventricular ballooning heart syndrome ” should probably be classified as a new type of heart stress related syndrome.