A case of transient left mid ventricular ballooning

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 629-632

  Azzarelli, Salvatore ^a,c   Amico, Francesco ^a   Galassi, Alfredo R ^b   Argentino, Vincenzo ^a   Giacoppo, Michele ^a   Fiscella, Antonio ^a  

^a CANNIZZARO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Transient left ventricular apical ballooning

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I;

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THORAX PAIN; TRANSIENT LEFT VENTRICULAR APICAL BALLOONING;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGINA PECTORIS; ASTHMA; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; STROKE VOLUME; SYNDROME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34547653969     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000281704.92101.20     Document Type: Article

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