Are normal coronary arteries a typical feature of apical ballooning syndrome?

Apical ballooning syndrome (ABS) is a new and uncommon, yet very interesting, clinical phenomenon regarded as one of the important elements of differential diagnosis in acute myocardial infarction. It was first described in 1990. The absence of obstructive coronary artery disease among others is a t...

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2008-10, Vol.26 (8), p.965.e1-965.e4
Main Authors: Huczek, Zenon, MD, PhD, Filipiak, Krzysztof J., MD, PhD, Kochman, Janusz, MD, PhD, Roik, Marek, MD, Piatkowski, Radoslaw, MD, Opolski, Grzegorz, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute coronary syndromes
Cardiology
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Stenosis - diagnosis
Coronary Stenosis - physiopathology
Coronary vessels
Coronary Vessels - physiopathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Emergency
Emergency medical care
Endosonography
Female
Heart attacks
Humans
Medical diagnosis
Medical imaging
Middle Aged
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - diagnosis
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - physiopathology
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Summary:Apical ballooning syndrome (ABS) is a new and uncommon, yet very interesting, clinical phenomenon regarded as one of the important elements of differential diagnosis in acute myocardial infarction. It was first described in 1990. The absence of obstructive coronary artery disease among others is a typical feature of ABS, required to make a final diagnosis. We describe a case of a woman with ultrasonographically confirmed tight stenosis in the right coronary artery, yet showing all other characteristics of ABS.
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2008.01.046