Variable regional left ventricular dysfunction in takotsubo cardiomyopathy syndrome [1]

Echocardiography

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 893-

  Simões, Marcus Vinicius ^a   Marin Neto, José Antonio ^a   Maciel, Benedito Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; METARAMINOL;

ADRENERGIC NERVE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; ENVENOMATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LETTER; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORPION; STUNNED HEART MUSCLE; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; VASOSPASM;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STROKE VOLUME; SYNDROME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34548317201     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2007.00548.x     Document Type: Letter

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