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  • Title: Tako tsubo cardiomyopathy (transient left ventricular apical ballooning): case report of a myocardial perfusion echocardiogram study.
    Author: Upadya SP, Hoq SM, Pannala R, Alsous F, Tuohy E, Zarich S.
    Journal: J Am Soc Echocardiogr; 2005 Aug; 18(8):883. PubMed ID: 16084345.
    Abstract:
    We are reporting a case of Tako tsubo cardiomyopathy (transient left ventricular apical ballooning) in the Western population identified by a perfusion echocardiogram that demonstrated perfusion defect at baseline in the apical and adjacent walls that was incongruous to the wall-motion abnormality. The perfusion defect improved within 72 hours on a repeated study indicating that microvasculature disruption is a key feature of this enigmatic cardiomyopathy.
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