A case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy mimicking an acute coronary syndrome

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-56

  Metzl, Mark D ^a   Altman, Erik J ^b   Spevack, Daniel M ^b   Doddamani, Sanjay ^b   Travin, Mark I ^b   Ostfeld, Robert J ^b  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal hyperkinesis; Left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome; Myocardial stunning; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; FUROSEMIDE; HEART ENZYME; HEPARIN; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULFATE; INSULIN; LEVOTHYROXINE; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; LISINOPRIL; METOPROLOL TARTRATE; OXYGEN; PENTOXIFYLLINE; SIMVASTATIN; TENECTEPLASE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RADIONUCLIDE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; SYNDROME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 30544449889     PISSN: 17434297     EISSN: 17434300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio0414     Document Type: Article

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