TY - JOUR T1 - Apical ballooning in relatives JF - Heart JO - Heart SP - e67 LP - e67 DO - 10.1136/hrt.2004.046813 VL - 90 IS - 12 AU - L Pison AU - P De Vusser AU - W Mullens Y1 - 2004/12/01 UR - http://heart.bmj.com/content/90/12/e67.abstract N2 - 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. ER -