Publications by authors named "Michel De Marneffe"

Background: The apical ballooning syndrome is precipitated by emotional or physical stress but the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. The contribution of myocardial bridging on the aetiology and the onset of the syndrome is not known.

Methods: We observed 8 patients with chest pain, T-wave inversion in several leads of the ECG, transient left ventricular apical ballooning and no significant angiographic stenosis.

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