Reversible late gadolinium enhancement in a case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy following high-dose dobutamine stress MRI

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Bruder, Oliver ^a   Hunold, Peter ^b   Jochims, Markus ^a   Waltering, Kai U ^b   Sabin, Georg V ^a   Barkhausen, Joerg ^b  

^a ELISABETH KRANKENHAUS ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance; Reversible late gadolinium enhancement; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DOBUTAMINE; GADODIAMIDE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG MEGADOSE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART CINEVENTRICULOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOBUTAMINE; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 43949146247     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.01.081     Document Type: Article

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