Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Pathogenetic insights and myocardial perfusion kinetics using myocardial contrast echocardiography

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 849-854

  Afonso, Luis ^a   Bachour, Khaled ^a   Awad, Khaled ^a   Sandidge, Greg ^a  

^a HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apical ballooning syndrome; Microvascular; Myocardial contrast echocardiography; Myocardial perfusion; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; TROPONIN I;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CORONARY CIRCULATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 54949084302     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen192     Document Type: Article

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