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Echocardiogram long axis view revealed apical ballooning of the LV.
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Echocardiography revealed apical ballooning of the left ventricle (Figure 1) with mild left ventricular systolic dysfunction, suggestive of stress cardiomyopathy.
Coronary angiogram revealed normal coronary arteries.
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A coronary angiogram was performed which failed to reveal any obstruction to the coronary blood flow (Figure 2), and a subsequent echocardiogram revealed a completely recovered myocardium with a left ventricular ejection fraction of 60% (Figure 3).
Subsequent echocardiogram revealing a completely recovered myocardium.
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A coronary angiogram was performed which failed to reveal any obstruction to the coronary blood flow (Figure 2), and a subsequent echocardiogram revealed a completely recovered myocardium with a left ventricular ejection fraction of 60% (Figure 3).