Abstract
The authors describe transient apical thickening mimicking apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy following apical ballooning syndrome. These findings are observed on multimodality cardiac imaging and appear to constitute a novel entity. Possible pathophysiologic mechanisms are explored. Mini-Abstract The authors describe transient apical thickening mimicking apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy following apical ballooning syndrome. These findings are observed on multimodality cardiac imaging and appear to constitute a novel entity. Possible pathophysiologic mechanisms are explored.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1723-1727 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Echocardiography |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2015 |
Keywords
- apical ballooning syndrome
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- myocardial stunning
- stress
- transient
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine