Atypical takotsubo cardiomyopathy with preservation of apical contraction: A case report including pathological findings

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 237-242

  Ohtsubo, Mitsunori ^a,d   Sakai, Hiroto ^a   Takano, Hideyuki ^a   Kon, Hisashi ^a   Okamoto, Kenzo ^a   Yoshida, Nobuya ^b   Fujita, Miri ^c  

^a Iwamizawa Rosai Hospital   (Japan)

^b Obihiro Kosei General Hospital   (Japan)

^c Shinnittetsu Muroran General Hospital   (Japan)

^d Iwamizawa Rosai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathies, other (takotsubo); Contractility (preserved apical contraction); Pathology (endomyocardial biopsy)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; SYMPTOM; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THORAX PAIN;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BIOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 30344462336     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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