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Editorial
. 2003 Sep;89(9):974-6.
doi: 10.1136/heart.89.9.974.

Apical ballooning of the left ventricle: a distinct entity?

Y Abe, M Kondo
Editorial

Apical ballooning of the left ventricle: a distinct entity?

Y Abe et al. Heart. 2003 Sep.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Left ventriculogram during the acute and chronic phase. Reversible balloon-like asynergy at the apex with hypercontraction of the basal segment of the ventricle was observed during the acute phase and disappeared during the chronic phase. The interval between left ventriculograms from acute to chronic phase was 51 days.
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