Transient Cardiac Ballooning Syndrome is Not a Novel Term and Is a Better Morphological Nomenclature Complementing Stress Cardiomyopathy as the Most Likely Pathophysiologic One

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Clinical CardiologyVolume 33, Issue 4 p. 242-242 Letter to the EditorFree Access Transient Cardiac Ballooning Syndrome is Not a Novel Term and Is a Better Morphological Nomenclature Complementing Stress Cardiomyopathy as the Most Likely Pathophysiologic One Raghav Gupta MD, Corresponding Author Raghav Gupta MD Internal Medicine Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OklahomaInternal Medicine Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OklahomaSearch for more papers by this author Raghav Gupta MD, Corresponding Author Raghav Gupta MD Internal Medicine Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OklahomaInternal Medicine Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OklahomaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 08 April 2010 https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.20753AboutReferencesRelatedInformationPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessClose modalShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article. References 1Lee YP, Poh KK, Lee CH, et al. Diverse clinical spectrum of stress-induced cardiomyopathy. Int J Cardiol 2009; 133: 272– 275. 2Hurst RT, Askew JW, Reuss CS, et al. Transient midventricular ballooning syndrome: a new variant. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006; 48: 579– 583. 3Haghi D, Athanasiadis A, Papavassiliu T, et al. Right ventricular involvement in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J 2006; 27: 2433– 2439. 4Novak G, Kross K, Follmer K. Transient biventricular apical ballooning: a unique presentation of the “broken heart.”; Clin Cardiol 2007; 30: 355– 358. 5Gupta R, Sech C, Lazzara R. Transient cardiac ballooning—the syndrome. Clin Cardiol 2009; 32: 614– 620. 6Lamm G, Auer J, Eber B. Atypical form of left ventricular ballooning after a violent attack. Int J Cardiol 2007; 119: 395– 397. 7Cangella F, Medolla A, De Fazio G, et al. Stress induced cardiomyopathy presenting as acute coronary syndrome: Tako-Tsubo in Mercogliano, Southern Italy. Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2007; 5: 36. 8Suzuki K, Osada N, Akasi YJ, et al. An atypical case of “Takotsubo cardiomyopathy” during alcohol withdrawal: abnormality in the transient left ventricular wall motion and a remarkable elevation in the ST segment. Intern Med 2004; 43: 300– 305. 9Sharkey SW, Lesser JR, Maron MS, Maron BJ. Stress cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007; 49: 921(author reply 921–922). 10Donohue D, Movahed MR. Clinical characteristics, demographics and prognosis of transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome. Heart Fail Rev 2005; 10: 311– 316. Volume33, Issue4April 2010Pages 242-242 ReferencesRelatedInformation RecommendedTransient Apical Thickening Following Apical Ballooning Syndrome: A Case SeriesMuaz M. Abudiab M.D., Susan Wilansky M.D., Steven J. Lester M.D., Rayan Yousefzai M.D., Rochelle Tyler R.D.C.S., A. Jamil Tajik M.D., EchocardiographyPathophysiologic significance of left ventricular hypertrophy in dilated cardiomyopathyKeiji Iida M.D., PH.D., Magdi El Sersi M.D., Katusuji Fujieda M.D., Satoru Kawano M.D., Fumiko Tabei M.D., Yuko Iwasaki M.D., Tomoko Masumi M.D., Iwao Yamaguchi M.D., PH.D., Yasuro Sugishita M.D., PH.D., F.A.C.C., Clinical CardiologyCardiogenic Shock in other Heart Diseases: Acute Decompensation of Chronic Heart Failure, Myocarditis, Transient Apical Ballooning Syndrome, Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive Cardiomyopathies, and ThyrotoxicosisFredric Ginsberg MD, FACC, Joseph E. Parrillo MD, FACC, Cardiogenic Shock, [1]Assessment of Cardiac Twist in Dilated Cardiomyopathy Using Velocity Vector ImagingXiaowei Liu M.D., Zhian Li M.D., EchocardiographyMid‐Ventricular Ballooning Heart SyndromeJean Marc Aubert M.D., Pierre Vladimir Ennezat M.D., Olivier Tricot M.D., Julie Darchis M.D., Jean Jacques Bauchart M.D., Jean Luc Auffray M.D., Martine Lesenne M.D., Eric Van Belle M.D., Patrick Goldstein M.D., Philippe Asseman M.D., Echocardiography