Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Oct 2004
Case Reports Comparative Study[Left ventricular apical ballooning].
A 40-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man were admitted with acute chest pain indicative of an acute coronary syndrome. ⋯ Left apical ballooning is a rare, but increasingly recognized diagnosis in patients presenting with the clinical picture of cardiac ischemia in the absence of coronary artery disease. The pathogenesis of the LV-dysfunction, which is reversible, is not known and the prognosis is good in patients who survive the initial period of severe ventricular dysfunction.