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. 2017 Feb 6;19:15. doi: 10.1186/s12968-017-0328-8

Table 3.

Left atrial function in Takotsubo syndrome patients with typical and atypical ballooning

Variable Typical ballooning (n = 82) Atypical ballooning (n = 42) p
Total LA-EF (global function; reservoir) 42 (33–51) 49 (36–56) 0.14
Passive LA-EF (conduit)a 19 (14–29) 23 (15–31) 0.30
Active LA-EF (booster pump)a 29 (20–38) 30 (21–38) 0.59

Values are median (IQR)

EF emptying fraction, LA left atrial

aPatients with atrial fibrillation during CMR imaging (n = 8) were excluded from this analysis, resulting in 74 patients with typical ballooning and 42 patients with an atypical ballooning pattern