Myasthenic crisis-induced Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in an elderly man: A case report of an underestimated but deadly combination

Figure 3 Transthoracic echocardiography in four-chamber view. Apical to mid-ventricular segment ballooning was present at end-systole. Please note the endomyocardial board in end systolic contraction forming apical ballooning of the left ventricle, like a Japanese octopus trap (Takotsubo; see inset illustration), and normal right ventricle size.