Left ventricular ballooning syndrome due to vasospasm of the middle portion of the left anterior descending coronary artery.
We report a case that shows vasospasm to be one of the mechanisms responsible for left ventricular  ballooning syndrome. Our case suggests that identical ventriculographic findings in patients  with tako-tsubo syndrome and those with coronary vasospasm of a long left anterior descending  artery coronary artery may be due to a common etiology.
Hospital Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. miguel.fiol@ssib.es
Miguel
M
Fiol
Andrés
A
Carrillo
Alberto
A
Rodriguez
Jaime
J
Herrero
Javier
J
García-Niebla
D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014665:Vasodilator Agents