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Dr. Eric M. Isselbacher: This patient had been relatively
well until the recent onset of abdominal pain,
with radiation to the right side and back. The
long differential diagnosis of abdominal pain was
narrowed down by the findings of the abdominal
and pelvic CT. May we review the imaging studies?


Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Left ventricular apical aneurysms are seen in takotsubo
cardiomyopathy, a condition also known
as transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome
or stress cardiomyopathy.


Although it is uncommon, small
left ventricular aneurysms can arise even in the
presence of preserved global left ventricular systolic
function, probably secondary to intense inflammation.