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Silent left ventricular apical ballooning and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in an Australian intensive care unit

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Recent reports have shown a high incidence of silent left ventricular apical ballooning (LVAB) in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting with potential implications for safe use of inotropes and… Click to show full abstract

Recent reports have shown a high incidence of silent left ventricular apical ballooning (LVAB) in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting with potential implications for safe use of inotropes and vasopressors. We examined the incidence, predictors, and associated outcomes of LVAB in patients in a contemporary tertiary Australian ICU.

Keywords: care unit; intensive care; apical ballooning; silent left; left ventricular; ventricular apical

Journal Title: ESC Heart Failure
Year Published: 2019

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