Noninvasive detection of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy using multi-detector row computed tomography

International Heart Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 773-778

  Hara, Tetsuya ^a,b   Hayashi, Takatoshi ^a   Izawa, Ichiro ^a   Kajiya, Teishi ^a  

^a Himeji Cardiovascular Center   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Multi detector computed tomography; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 37649010499     PISSN: 13492365     EISSN: 13493299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.48.773     Document Type: Article

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