Intraventricular obstruction in a patient with tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

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

^a CANNIZZARO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apical ballooning syndrome; Hypertrophy; Tako tsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I;

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; T WAVE INVERSION; TAKO TSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 34548504109     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.110     Document Type: Article

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