1. Takotsubo Syndrome: A Bayesian Approach to Interpreting Its Pathogenesis 
Borja Ibanez, MD, Juan Benezet-Mazuecos, MD, Felipe Navarro, MD, PhD, Jeronimo Farre, MD, PhD, FESC 
Mayo Clinic Proceedings 
Volume 81, Issue 6, Pages (June 2006)
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2. FIGURE 1
Different end-systolic left ventricular (LV) silhouettes published in different articles under the term “Takotsubo syndrome” (transient LV apical ballooning or broken heart syndrome). The tracing was done exactly over the shape of the angiograms from the articles (A, Abe et al8; B, San Roman Sanchez et al9; C, Wittstein et al10; D, Rivera et al3; E, Desmet et al11; and F, Reyburn and Vaglio4). As can be clearly seen, there is wide heterogeneity among the different patterns, varying from a relatively small akinetic apical area in C to a wide global akinesia in D and E.
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