Tako-Tsubo syndrome after an exercise echocardiography

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 420-422

  Digne, F ^a   Paillole, C ^c   Pilliere R ^a   Elayi, S C ^b   Gerardin B ^a   Dib, J C ^a   Dahan, M ^a  

^a Service d'URologie   (France)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Automatic tone; Exercise echocardiography; Stress induced cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; T WAVE; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 45949108316     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.088     Document Type: Article

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