Author Contributions:
B.B. and E.A. conceived of the concept. B.S. took the lead in writing
the manuscript and designing the supplementary material. V.P.
contributed to the final version of the manuscript. B.B. provided
critical revision of the article.
Supplementary Material : The following supplementary material is
available online:
- Video A: Initial Transthoracic echocardiogram four-chamber
view revealing severe isolated hypokinesis of the mid-left ventricular
segment with normal contractility of the apical and basal segments.
(AVI)
- Figure A: Angiography of the right (right side) and left
(left side) coronary circulation revealing normal coronary arteries.
- Video B: Cardiac MRI short-axis view of the apex revealing
normal contractility. (MPEG)
- Video C: Cardiac MRI short-axis view of the mid-left
ventricular segment revealing severe hypokinesis. (MPEG)
- Video D: Cardiac MRI short-axis view of the basal segment
revealing normal contractility. (MPEG)
- Video E: Cardiac MRI four-chamber view revealing severe
isolated hypokinesis of the mid-left ventricular segment with normal
contractility of the apical and basal segments. (MPEG)
- Figure B:
- Two-chamber view late gadolinium enhancement cardiac MRI revealing
no delayed myocardial gadolinium enhancement.
- Three-chamber view late gadolinium enhancement cardiac MRI revealing
no delayed myocardial gadolinium enhancement.
- Four-chamber view late gadolinium enhancement cardiac MRI revealing
no delayed myocardial gadolinium enhancement.
- Video F: Follow up Transthoracic echocardiogram four-chamber
view revealing marked improved of contractility of the left ventricle.
(AVI)