Fig. 1.

Instrumental findings. (A) Electrocardiogram at the hospitalization. (B) View from the echocardiogram performed at the admission. The interventricular septum appears thinned and hyper-reflective (C) Ventricular tachycardia and shock. (D) Bedside chest X-ray at the admission to the intensive care unit. It shows bilateral pleural effusion and signs of pulmonary interstitial edema. (E,F) Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Frames from a cine series at the end-diastole (E) and end-systole (F), showing severe reduction of left ventricular function (30%) with associated global hypokinesia.