@article{ref1,
title="Apical ballooning syndrome after attempted suicidal hanging",
journal="Indian journal of critical care medicine",
year="2011",
author="Chacko, J. and Brar, G. and Elangovan, A. and Moorthy, R.",
volume="15",
number="1",
pages="43-45",
abstract="We report a case of &quot;Apical Ballooning Syndrome&quot; following attempted suicidal hanging. Our patient developed retrosternal chest pain and ischemic changes on electrocardiography (ECG), a day after the suicidal attempt. She underwent an angiogram considering the possibility of acute coronary syndrome. However, her coronary arteries were normal; the left ventricle showed the typical ballooning pattern characterized by hypokinesia of the distal septum and apex. On follow-up a week later, she remained asymptomatic; her ECG changes had reversed and the left ventricular contractility was normal on echocardiography.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0972-5229",
doi="10.4103/0972-5229.78225",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.78225"
}