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Apical ballooning syndrome (Takotsubo Syndrome): case report
Charles Ulloffo do Nascimento1, Carlos Eduardo da Costa Nunes Bosso, Paulo Henrique Jorge
1Post-graduate Program in Physical Therapy, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, UNESP, R, Roberto Simonsen, 305, 19060-900, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil. lcmvanderlei@fct.unesp.br.
Introduction:
The apical ballooning syndrome (ABS) is a single reversible cardiomyopathy often triggered by a stressful event. We aimed to present a case report regarding this disorder.
Case Presentation:
Here we present the case of a 77-year-old female hypertensive patient, sedentary and non-smoker, diagnosed with apical ballooning syndrome. We describe the clinical signs and symptoms, changes in markers of myocardial necrosis and changes in the electrocardiogram and coronary angiography.
Conclusion:
The course of events patient showed clinical improvement with treatment and support was not necessary to administer specific medications or interventions to reverse the situation. After hemodynamic stabilization coronary angiography showed no obstructive lesions and left ventricle with akinesia of the apex and the middle portion of the left ventricle.
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