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Echocardiogram (ECG) demonstrating myocardial ischaemia in the anterolateral distribution
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Initial troponin was elevated to 2.02 ng/ml and peaked at 5.75 ng/ml and the electrocardiogram demonstrated an anterolateral infarct (Fig. 1).
Transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrating apical ballooning of the left ventricle during systole, resembling the 'tako-tsubo' octopus trap
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Transthoracic echocardiography estimated a left ventricular ejection fraction of 40% and demonstrated akinesis of the apex, apical septal, apical inferior and apical lateral walls with hyperdynamic basal segments, consistent with TC (Fig. 2).