Classical apical ballooning with significant stenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery: is cardiac magnetic resonance imaging the solution for this diagnostic dilemma?

Clin Res Cardiol. 2016 Jul;105(7):632-5. doi: 10.1007/s00392-016-0974-0. Epub 2016 Feb 24.

Authors

Christian Möller¹, Tobias Graf², Thomas Stiermaier², Holger Thiele², Ingo Eitel²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany. christian.moeller@uksh.de.
² Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany.

PMID: 26911977
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-016-0974-0

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Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome / diagnostic imaging*
Acute Coronary Syndrome / physiopathology
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Stenosis / physiopathology
Coronary Stenosis / therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Drug-Eluting Stents
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / instrumentation
Predictive Value of Tests
Severity of Illness Index
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnostic imaging*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / physiopathology
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Function, Left