The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 3 , Pages e1-e2 , March 2009

Inferior Vena Cava Filter Thrombosis Causing Transient Apical Ballooning

  • Anita Bose, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Anita Bose, MD, 420 Senator Street, Apt 2A, Brooklyn, NY 11220
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  • Dmitry Chuprun, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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  • Joshua Kerstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York

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  4. Otomo S, Sugita M, Shimoda O, et al. Two cases of transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Anesth Analg. 2006;103:583–586

 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: None.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and had a role in the writing of this article.

PII: S0002-9343(08)00976-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.10.001

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 3 , Pages e1-e2 , March 2009

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