title: Five cases of transient left ventricular apical ballooning--the experience of a Portuguese center.
abstract: Transient left ventricular apical dyskinesia (apical ballooning syndrome, ABS) is characterized by transient alterations in regional wall motion, involving the mid and apical segments of the left ventricle, as well as electrocardiographic alterations, mimicking ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction, in the absence of obstructive disease of the epicardial coronary arteries. In this article, we present a series of five cases of ABS and a theoretical review of the syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal. luisrlopes@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Luís Rocha
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vinhas
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cordeiro
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guardado
authors.forename: Hélder
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Catarino
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carrageta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011174:Portugal; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis*