title: Stress cardiomyopathy: transient basal ballooning.
abstract: Stress cardiomyopathy is a reversible left ventricular dysfunction triggered by emotional stress. We describe a variant of transient left ventricular ballooning in a patient in which basal and midventricular segments are affected. This confirms that there is not just one ventricular dysfunction pattern in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. The involvement of only the basal and midventricle segments is an intriguing observation with no clear explanation; furthermore, there are no predictive factors for the differently sited wall motion abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit, Madre Giuseppina Vannini Hospital, Rome, Italy. lcuccc@libero.it
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cacciotti
authors.forename: Giovanni S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Camastra
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Musarò
authors.forename: Igino
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Proietti
authors.forename: Raffaella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Semeraro
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martina
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lupparelli
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ansalone
mesh_terms: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D020127:Recovery of Function; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents