Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A New Perspective in Asthma

Figure 1

Left ventricular catheterization shows (a) the end of diastole and (b) apical ballooning at the end of systole. Transthoracic echocardiogram shows (c) LV end of diastole and (d) LV end of systole (no apical ballooning).

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