title: Apical ballooning in relatives.
abstract: Apical ballooning of the left ventricle was first introduced as takotsubo-like left ventricular dysfunction in 1990 by Satoh and colleagues. The syndrome is characterised by reversible extensive akinesia of the apical and mid-portions of the left ventricle with hypercontraction of the basal segment. For the first time two sisters with this syndrome are reported, suggesting a possible genetic aetiology.
authors.affiliation: Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Schiepse Bos 6, Genk 3600, Belgium. laurentpison@hotmail.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pison
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Vusser
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mullens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D035781:Siblings; D013577:Syndrome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000235:genetics*