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BACKGROUND
Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (stress-induced cardiomyopathy or transient left ventricular ballooning) is characterized by clinical suspicion of an acute myocardial infarction with transient apical or midventricular dyskinesia of the left ventricle without significant coronary stenosis on
A 74 years old man was admitted as an emergency for syncopal attacks due to recurrent ventricular fibrillation (VF). These attacks were observed at the height of myocardial ischaemia as shown by ST elevation in Leads II, III and RV without associated anginal pain. Inferior myocardial infarction
Ergot alkaloids are secondary metabolites produced by fungi of the species Claviceps. Toxic effects after consumption of contaminated grains are described since mediaeval times. Of the more than 40 known ergot alkaloids six are found predominantly. These are ergotamine, ergocornine, ergocryptine,