Apical Ballooning Syndrome or Takotsubo Syndrome: A Novel Cardiac Syndrome
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Apical ballooning syndrome (Takotsubo Syndrome): case report
INTRODUCTION The apical ballooning syndrome (ABS) is a single reversible cardiomyopathy often triggered by a stressful event. We aimed to present a case report regarding this disorder. CASE PRESENTATION Here we present the case of a 77-year-old female hypertensive patient, sedentary and non-smoker, diagnosed with apical ballooning syndrome. We describe the clinical signs and symptoms, changes...
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عنوان ژورنال: Congestive Heart Failure
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1527-5299,1751-7133
DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-5299.2007.06698.x