Tako-tsubo syndrome associated with sexual intercourse

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Tomcsányi, János ^a   Marosi, András ^a   Arabadzisz, Krisztina ^a   Zsoldos, András ^a   Bózsik, Béla ^a  

^a St John of God Hospital ^*  (Hungary)

Author keywords

Sexual activity; Stress cardiomyopathy; Tako tsubo syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; COITUS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 34548864090     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.131     Document Type: Article

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