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Review
. 2007 Oct;66(10):265-7.

Broken heart syndrome--a critical review of transient left ventricular apical ballooning

Stephen G Chun  1 , Grant L Harada, Dawn K Kuriyama, Timothy M Nywening, Ralph V Shohet
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  • PMID: 18065123
Review

Broken heart syndrome--a critical review of transient left ventricular apical ballooning

Stephen G Chun et al. Hawaii Med J. 2007 Oct.

Abstract

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.

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