Stress induced cardiomyopathy presenting as acute coronary syndrome: Tako-Tsubo in Mercogliano, Southern Italy

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Cangella, F ^a   Medolla, A ^a   De Fazio, G ^a   Iuliano, C ^a   Curcio, N ^a   Salemme, L ^a   Mottola, G ^a   Agrusta, Marco ^a,b  

^a Cardiology Department   (Italy)

^b Casa di Cura Montevergine   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MORBIDITY; PROGNOSIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; T WAVE INVERSION; TAKOTSUBO SYNDROME; THORAX PAIN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 36749033805     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14767120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-7120-5-36     Document Type: Article

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