title: Acute severe midventricular obstruction in left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome.
abstract: A 72-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for chest pain and dyspnea. Admission electrocardiogram revealed T-wave inversion in precordial leads. Coronary angiography showed no significant coronary artery disease. Left ventriculography showed apical akinesis and basal hyperkinesis with an intraventricular pressure gradient of 60 mmHg. After 4 days left ventricular wall motion had completely normalized, with no more pressure gradient.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Salvadori
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Del Pace
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology