Seven-year recurrence of left ventricular apical ballooning.
Left ventricular apical ballooning (Tako-tsubo syndrome) is an acute and rapidly reversible dysfunction of the left ventricle, triggered by a profound psychological stress. We describe an interesting case of very late recurrence.
Fabbiocchi
Franco
F
Montorsi
Piero
P
Bartorelli
Antonio L
AL
D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015635:Radionuclide Ventriculography; D012008:Recurrence; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*