A case of transient left ventricular apical ballooning. A condition simulating an acute myocardial infarction

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 789-792

  Morandi, Fabrizio ^a   Bartesaghi, Giorgio ^a   Romano, Melania ^a   Albonico, Patrizia ^a   Provasoli, Stefano ^a   Salerno Uriarte, Jorge A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Left ventricular dysfunction; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; SYNDROME; THORAX PAIN; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHEST PAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 16644399552     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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