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Hawaii Med J
; 66(10): 265-7, 2007 Oct.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18065123
RESUMO
Transient left ventricular apical ballooning (TLVAB) is a recently proposed clinical entity that mimics an acute coronary syndrome in its clinical presentation. Retrospective studies suggest that it may account for 1% of myocardial infarction diagnoses. We provide a review of TLVAB including its clinical presentation, diagnostic studies, etiology, pathogenesis, criticism, complications, and management.