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  • Title: Transient left apical ballooning syndrome--the need for a common terminology? A reply.
    Author: Pawlowski T, Gil R.
    Journal: Int J Cardiol; 2008 Dec 17; 131(1):138-9; author reply 140. PubMed ID: 17706302.
    Abstract:
    The apical ballooning syndrome, called also transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome or Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy is a new syndrome that mimics acute myocardial infarction. The authors comment the statement of Dr Parodi who recommended a new denomination of neuromediated myocardial stunning. According to many different denominations of the syndrome and over 25 years history of research on it, the authors recommended a name of "transient left ventricular ballooning syndrome (TLVBS)" and pursued to goal a new expert consensus.
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