Background: Chronic excessive alcohol consumption has been strongly associated with alcohol-induced cardiomyopathy (AC) in patients with no evidence of coronary artery disease (CAD). AC may cause cardiovascular compli...
Aims: Left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome (LVABS) is a clinical condition of unknown etiology, characterized by acute onset of atypical apical wall motion and absence of coronary artery disease. Gadolinium-enh...
Background: In Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM), left ventricular dysfunction is usually reversible within a few weeks. Complete recovery can however be very rapid. We report the case of Mrs. TA, a 53 year old patient w...