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A 74-year-old woman experiencing mental stress presented with atypical chest pain and was found to have left ventricular apical ballooning and a left ventricular thrombus.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report describes the occurrence of a left ventricular thrombus as a complication of left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome (Takotsubo cardiomyopathy).
LV thrombus may complicate mental stress-triggered Takotsubo; single case leaves screening and anticoagulation strategies open.
A 74-year-old woman who had been experiencing mental stress was admitted to our institution with a history of continuous atypical chest pain. The evolutive ECG showed T wave inversion in leads V2–V6, I AVL and III, with a prolonged QT interval. Mild enzymatic changes were found in blood chemistry examinations. Coronary angiography showed no significant stenosis, but left ventriculography demonstrated apical asynergy with basal …
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Robles et al. (2007) conducted a case report in Left ventricular apical ballooning (n=1). A 74-year-old woman experiencing mental stress presented with atypical chest pain and was found to have left ventricular apical ballooning and a left ventricular thrombus.
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