Key result
An 82-year-old woman presented with a new variant of Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy characterized by transient mid-ventricular ballooning after emotional stress.
Population
82-year-old woman presenting with acute onset of chest pain after emotional stress
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Reversible apical ballooning after emotional stress confirmed in 82-year-old woman; extends demographics but leaves open age-specific management trials.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report describes a variant of Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy characterized by transient mid-ventricular ballooning rather than typical apical ballooning.
Cacciotti et al. (2007) conducted a case report in Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (n=1). Emotional stress was evaluated on Reversible left ventricular dysfunction (akinesis of midventricular segments and hyperkinesis of basal and apical segments). An 82-year-old woman presented with a new variant of Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy characterized by transient mid-ventricular ballooning after emotional stress.
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