A report of 2 cases of transient mid-ventricular ballooning.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is now well recognized not only in Japan but also in Western countries. In the present case report, we describe 2 cases of a variant type of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy showing transient ballooning of the mid-portion of the left ventricle.
Tamura
Akira
A
Kawano
Yoshiyuki
Y
Watanabe
Toru
T
Aso
Takanori
T
Abe
Yusei
Y
Yano
Shoji
S
Kadota
Junichi
J
D000368:Aged; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography