Copyright © 2007, The European Society of Cardiology
Microvascular dysfunction in left apical ballooning syndrome: Primary cause or secondary phenomenon?
Cardiology, Department of Cardiological, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Centro "V. Gallucci", University of Padova-Policlinico, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
Received 8 May 2007; .
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We read with great interest the recent report from Meimoun et al.1 indicating the time course of transthoracic coronary flow reserve in the left anterior descending artery in a patient who suffered a transient left apical ballooning syndrome. The authors conclude that serial non-invasive measurements of coronary flow reserve in