Broken heart syndrome--a critical review of transient left ventricular apical ballooning.
Transient left ventricular apical ballooning (TLVAB) is a recently proposed clinical entity that mimics an acute coronary syndrome in its clinical presentation. Retrospective studies suggest that it may account for 1% of myocardial infarction diagnoses. We provide a review of TLVAB including its clinical presentation, diagnostic studies, etiology, pathogenesis, criticism, complications, and management.
Chun
Stephen G
SG
University of Hawai'i, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, USA. sgschun@hawaii.edu
Harada
Grant L
GL
Kuriyama
Dawn K
DK
Nywening
Timothy M
TM
Shohet
Ralph V
RV
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy