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

Table 2 Stress echocardiography details for case 2.

	Exercise Stress Echocardiogram		Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram
	Rest	Peak Stress	Rest	Peak Stress
HR	85	121	83	123
BP	102/66	184/84	108/66	120/74
ECG	NSR	<1 mm depression in V₄	NSR	Sinus Tachycardia
LVEF	60%	55%	60%	70%
WMSI	1.00	1.63	1.00	1.00
WMA	None	Basal akinesis	None	None

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

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