The broken heart syndrome

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue SUPPL.1, 2007, Pages 17-22

  Wittstein, Ilan S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; SYNDROME;

HUMANS; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYNDROME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34249851896     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.74.Suppl_1.S17     Document Type: Article

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