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Cardiology
Transient left ventricular apical ballooning mostly affects older women
February 17th, 2005
Transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome mostly affects postmenopausal women, according to a study aiming to characterize patients presenting with the condition. K.A. Bybee and colleagues, Mayo Clinic & Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, explained, "The transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome, also known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is characterized by transient wall-motion abnormalities involving the left ventricular apex and mid-ventricle in the absence of obstructive epicardial coronary disease." They "[reviewed] case series that report on patients with the transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome to...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-02-17)
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