TY - JOUR
T1 - Dobutamine Stress-induced Cardiomyopathy in an Orthotopic Heart Transplant Patient
AU - Gastwirth, Vanessa G.
AU - Yang, Hyun Suk
AU - Steidley, D. Eric
AU - Scott, Robert L.
AU - Chandrasekaran, Krishnaswamy
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - Cases of transient left ventricular apical ballooning during dobutamine stress echocardiography have been described in the literature. Dobutamine may contribute to this phenomenon via excess catecholamine release, similar to the proposed mechanism of apical ballooning syndrome during states of extreme emotional stress. We report the first case of reversible severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction with an apical ballooning pattern during dobutamine stress echocardiography in a patient who had undergone orthotopic heart transplantation.
AB - Cases of transient left ventricular apical ballooning during dobutamine stress echocardiography have been described in the literature. Dobutamine may contribute to this phenomenon via excess catecholamine release, similar to the proposed mechanism of apical ballooning syndrome during states of extreme emotional stress. We report the first case of reversible severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction with an apical ballooning pattern during dobutamine stress echocardiography in a patient who had undergone orthotopic heart transplantation.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.healun.2009.03.005
DO - 10.1016/j.healun.2009.03.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 19716052
AN - SCOPUS:68949207063
SN - 1053-2498
VL - 28
SP - 968
EP - 970
JO - Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
JF - Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
IS - 9
ER -