Syncope in a patient presenting to the emergency room with chest pain, shock, and neurological disorders

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 636-638

  Serdoz, Laura Vitali ^a   Pitzorno, Cristina ^a   Rakar, Serena ^a   Pinamonti, Bruno ^a   Sinagra, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Subarachnoid haemorrhage; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOBUTAMINE; ENZYME; NIMODIPINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECG ABNORMALITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SHOCK; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SYNCOPE; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THORAX PAIN; TRANSIENT LEFT VENTRICULAR APICAL BALLOONING;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CATECHOLAMINES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SHOCK; STRESS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SYNCOPE; SYNDROME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34547653967     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000281706.76854.2b     Document Type: Article

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