Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: an unusual syndrome mimicking an ST-elevation myocardial infarction

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 92-95

  Kolkebeck, Tom E ^a   Cotant, Casey L ^a   Krasuski, Richard A ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CARVEDILOL; FUROSEMIDE; RAMIPRIL; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SINUS RHYTHM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SYNDROME;

EID: 33845226917     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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