An unusual presentation of "tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy"

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 491-494

  Iengo, Raffaele ^a   Marrazzo, Gemma ^a   Rumolo, Salvatore ^a   Accadia, Maria ^a   Di Donato, Maria ^b   Ascione, Luigi ^a   Tuccillo, Bernardino ^a  

^a S Maria di Loreto Hospital   (Italy)

^b G RUMMO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Left ventricular apical thrombus; Tako tsubo

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA GLOBULIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN; TROPONIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; ECG ABNORMALITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG AUSCULTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SEDIMENTATION RATE; T WAVE; TAKO TSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THORAX PAIN; THROMBOSIS;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 35448974806     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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