title: Multiple episodes of a transient global left ventricular dysfunction reminiscent to apical ballooning.
abstract: A new cardiac syndrome with transient left ventricular dysfunction has been recently reported and is referred to as Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy, which is characterized by a transient akinesia of the apex and compensatory basal hyperkinesis. Today, the etiology remains unknown. We report for the first time of a patient with multiple episodes of a transient global left ventricular dysfunction which is reminiscent to apical ballooning. These episodes were always preceded by severe emotional stress proposing a potential common pathomechanism.
authors.affiliation: Kerckhoff Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Bad Nauheim, Germany. h.nef@kerckhoff.mpg.de
authors.forename: Holger M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Nef
authors.forename: Helge
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mollmann
authors.forename: Achim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deetjen
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dill
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: Christian W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hamm
authors.forename: Albrecht
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elsässer
mesh_terms: D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008875:Middle Aged; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*