Apical ballooning syndrome (Tako-Tsubo or stress cardiomyopathy): A mimic of acute myocardial infarction

American Heart Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 408-417

  Prasad, Abhiram ^a   Lerman, Amir ^a   Rihal, Charanjit S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARVEDILOL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; LABETALOL;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; APICAL BALLOONING SYNDROME; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STRESS CARDIOMYOPATHY; STUNNED HEART MUSCLE; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THORAX PAIN;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GATED BLOOD-POOL IMAGING; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SYNDROME; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TROPONIN T;

EID: 39249083734     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.11.008     Document Type: Review

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