Coronary artery diseaseIncidence, Clinical Findings, and Outcome of Women With Left Ventricular Apical Ballooning Syndrome
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Methods and Results
The present study was conducted from July 2003 to December 2005. Criteria for enrollment included (1) admission to the Florence University department of cardiology (Florence, Italy) for chest pain persisting >30 minutes associated with ST-segment elevation of ≥0.1 mV in ≥2 contiguous electrocardiographic leads; (2) admission within 24 hours of symptom onset; and (3) patient consent to undergo urgent coronary angiography. Patients with CAD underwent appropriate mechanical reperfusion, as
Discussion
LVABS was initially described in Japan; subsequently, it has been recognized in the United States3 and Europe.7, 8 Although reports in the medical literature have been increasing, attention to transient LVABS has increased all over the world. The present report deals with 1 of the largest population of white women with LVABS ever reported. Clinical features of the population were quite similar to those of women presenting with ST-elevation AMI due to CAD. However, the prevalence of diabetes was
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