Apical ballooning syndrome secondary to nasal decongestant abuse.
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We describe a typical case of apical ballooning syndrome in an octogenarian female patient with left ventricular wall motion abnormality on electrocardiography, whose ventricular function returned to normal. The patient has allergic rhinitis and had used nasal decongestant excessively a few hours prior to the episode of pain.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
دوره 93 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009