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Echocardiogram. Representative image demonstrating anterior and apical
ballooning and hypokinesis classic for takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
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A bedside echocardiogram demonstrated anterior and apical cardiac wall akinesis ( Figure 1 ) with a severely decreased left ventricular ejection fraction of 25%.