Transient ballooning of the left ventricle: A case report

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 635-637

  Lupi, Gabriele ^a,b  

^a ASL 4 Chiavarese   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Left ventricular insufficiency; Stunned myocardium

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; DRUG COMBINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 16644380781     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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