Unique morphological variations of transient midventricular syndrome: a case series-review.

ABSTRACT: Older individuals (especially women) enduring an inciting emotional or physical event are prone to developing left ventricular ballooning syndrome. Ballooning of apical distribution is the most common type. However, a midventricular variant is increasingly reported. As this variant becomes further delineated, we describe a case series in which various morphological patterns of midleft ventricular segments are seen. Each case involves a female patient with a presumptive diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome, who upon further cardiac workup demonstrated normal epicardial coronary blood flow. Subsequent cardiac imaging, including transthoracic echocardiography, revealed unique midventricular dilation and akinesis, with preserved or hypercontractility of the basal and apical segments. However,

SUBMITTER: Mohar DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4684086 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature