Left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome: A case report of an unusual syndrome

Cardiology Review

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 37-39

  Nwachukwu, Ikenna A ^a  

^a Maryland General Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE APICAL BALLOONING SYNDROME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTOLE;

EID: 33947104641     PISSN: 10926607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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