%0 Journal Article
%T Apical ballooning syndrome after attempted suicidal hanging
%A Chacko Jose
%A Brar Gagan
%A Elangovan Ashok
%A Moorthy Ramanathan
%J Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
%D 2011
%I Medknow Publications
%X We report a case of "Apical Ballooning Syndrome" following attempted suicidal hanging. Our patient developed retrosternal chest pain and ischemic changes on electrocardiography (ECG), a day after the suicidal attempt. She underwent an angiogram considering the possibility of acute coronary syndrome. However, her coronary arteries were normal; the left ventricle showed the typical ballooning pattern characterized by hypokinesia of the distal septum and apex. On follow-up a week later, she remained asymptomatic; her ECG changes had reversed and the left ventricular contractility was normal on echocardiography.
%K Apical ballooing
%K left ventricular dysfunction
%K suicidal hanging
%U http://www.ijccm.org/article.asp?issn=0972-5229;year=2011;volume=15;issue=1;spage=43;epage=45;aulast=Chacko