Left Ventricular Apical Ballooning Syndrome as a Novel Cause of Acute Mitral Regurgitation

Left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome as a novel cause of acute mitral regurgitation.

Apical ballooning syndrome complicated by acute severe mitral regurgitation with left ventricular outflow obstruction – Case report

BACKGROUND Apical ballooning syndrome (or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy) is a syndrome of transient left ventricular apical ballooning. Although first described in Japanese patients, it is now well reported in the Caucasian population. The syndrome mimicks an acute myocardial infarction but is characterised by the absence of obstructive coronary disease. We describe a serious and poorly understood c...

Transient left ventricular apical ballooning.

http://ccn.aacnjournals.org Brenda McCulloch is a clinical nurse specialist for the Sutter Heart Institute in Sacramento, California. She has 25 years of experience in cardiovascular nursing, with a concentration in interventional cardiology. Transient left ventricular apical ballooning, also known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is an unusual abnormality that may be the underlying cause of signs ...

[Transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome--a case report].

We present a case of a 78-year-old female who was admitted to the hospital due to clinical and electrographic features of ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography revealed normal coronary arteries and severe left ventricular contractility abnormalities, detected initially by echocardiography, which resolved within 20 days from hospital admission. Because of these findings ...

Stress Cardiomyopathy: A Case of Apical Ballooning Syndrome followed by Mid-ventricular Ballooning Syndrome as Recurrence

Stress cardiomyopathy has an association with emotional or physical stressors and is found to be more common in postmenopausal women. It has a similar presentation as acute myocardial infarction. Involvement of apex at the initial presentation and recurrence at the mid ventricular segment is rare. We describe a case of a 46 year old female with apical involvement at the initial presentation but...