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Table 1 Stress echocardiography details for case 1.

From: Transient left ventricular apical ballooning and exercise induced hypertension during treadmill exercise testing: is there a common hypersympathetic mechanism?

 

Exercise Stress

Echocardiogram

Dobutamine Stress

Echocardiogram

 

Rest

Peak Stress

Rest

Peak Stress

HR

98

168

96

162

BP

128/68

222/110

118/66

138/72

ECG

NSR

<1 mm Jelevation in

II, III, aVF

NSR

Sinus

Tachycardia

LVEF

60%

50%

60%

70%

WMSI

1.00

2.00

1.00

1.00

WMA

None

Apical akinesis

and mid-ventricular

hypokinesis

None

None

  1. (LVEF = Left ventricular ejection fraction, WMSI = Wall motion score index, NSR = Normal sinus rhythm)