title: Transient increase in wall thickness of the left ventricular apex after stunned myocardium: a case report.
abstract: A case of transiently increased wall thickness in the left ventricular apex after stunned myocardium due to severe attack of vasospastic angina is described. "Ace of spades" configuration, documented by left ventriculogram and increased apical wall thickness of the left ventricle, as revealed by two-dimensional echocardiograms returned to normal in 2 months. This transiently increased left ventricular mass may have been due to myocardial edema, which is occasionally seen in the recovery course of active myocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Tenri Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitaguchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hori
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matumura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tomonaga
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamamura
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000150:complications; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000150:complications*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors