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Intensive Care Medicine
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 7/2006

01-07-2006 | Editorial

Recognizing the apical ballooning syndrome in the intensive care unit

Author: G. William Dec

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 7/2006

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Acute transient left ventricular systolic dysfunction is a not infrequent finding among critically ill individuals [1, 2]. While acute myocardial infarction or ischemia remain the most common causes, ICU patients may also experience transient left ventricular dysfunction due to subarachnoid hemorrhage, respiratory failure, sepsis, or pancreatitis [2]. Recently, the left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome (i.e. tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy) has been added to the growing list of potential etiologies [3]. …
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Metadata
Title
Recognizing the apical ballooning syndrome in the intensive care unit
Author
G. William Dec
Publication date
01-07-2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 7/2006
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-006-0201-y

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