Near-drowning syndrome: A possible trigger of tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 501-505

  Citro, Rudolfo ^a   Patella, Marco Mariano ^a   Bossone, Eduardo ^b   Maione, AntonGiulio ^a   Provenza, Gennaro ^a   Gregorio, Giovanni ^a  

^a Vallo della Lucania SA   (Italy)

^b UO UTIC Cardiologia S Maria dell'Olmo Hospital Cava dei Tirreni (SA)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathies; Drowning syndrome; Tako tsubo syndrome

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; METOPROLOL; TROPONIN;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BALLOON; BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART DISEASE; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; NEAR DROWNING; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; VICTIM;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEAR DROWNING; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 42049116933     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3282f03aca     Document Type: Article

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