%0 Journal Article %A L Pison %A P De Vusser %A W Mullens %T Apical ballooning in relatives %D 2004 %R 10.1136/hrt.2004.046813 %J Heart %P e67-e67 %V 90 %N 12 %X Apical ballooning of the left ventricle was first introduced as takotsubo-like left ventricular dysfunction in 1990 by Satoh and colleagues. The syndrome is characterised by reversible extensive akinesia of the apical and mid-portions of the left ventricle with hypercontraction of the basal segment. For the first time two sisters with this syndrome are reported, suggesting a possible genetic aetiology. %U https://heart.bmj.com/content/heartjnl/90/12/e67.full.pdf