Transient Mid-Ventricular Ballooning Syndrome: An Atypical Variant of Stress Cardiomyopathy

Authors

Andrew Takla, Rochester Regional HealthFollow
Amir Mahmoud, Rochester Regional HealthFollow
Mostafa R. Mostafa, Rochester Regional HealthFollow
Deeptanshu Jain, Rochester Regional HealthFollow

Department

Internal Medicine

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Cureus

Abstract

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as stress cardiomyopathy (SCM) or broken heart syndrome, is characterized by transient systolic dysfunction of the left ventricle (LV). It typically affects the apical segment, but several rare variants exist. This report represents a rare variant of atypical stress cardiomyopathy that mimics territorial regional wall motion abnormalities of a blocked epicardial vessel.

First Page

e35537

DOI

10.7759/cureus.35537

Volume

15

Issue

2

Publication Date

2-1-2023

PubMed ID

37007401

Recommended Citation

Takla, A., Mahmoud, A., Mostafa, M. R., & Jain, D. (2023). Transient Mid-Ventricular Ballooning Syndrome: An Atypical Variant of Stress Cardiomyopathy. Cureus, 15 (2), e35537. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35537