title: Transient mid-ventricular ballooning syndrome complicated by syncope: a variant of tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy, also called transient left ventricular apical ballooning, is a clinical entity first described in Japan. This syndrome is triggered by emotional or physical stress and mimics an acute coronary syndrome, although the coronary arteries are essentially normal. Recently, several reports have described variant forms of tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy, such as inverted tako-tsubo and mid-ventricular ballooning cardiomyopathy. We describe a case herein of an 87-year-old woman who presented a variant form of tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy complicated by syncope. Our findings may contribute to an elucidation of the mechanism underlying tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy.
authors.forename: Tetsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hibino
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujimaki
authors.forename: Mitsutoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oguri
authors.forename: Kimihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yajima
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohte
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokoi
authors.forename: Genjiro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kimura
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D015637:Gated Blood-Pool Imaging; D006801:Humans; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*