Left ventricular thrombus formation and cardioembolic complications in patients with Takotsubo-like syndrome: A systematic review

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-24

  de Gregorio, Cesare ^a   Grimaldi, Patrizia ^a   Lentini, Concetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apical ballooning; Left ventricular dysfunction; Left ventricular thrombus; Takotsubo; Thrombus formation

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY INFARCTION; MEDLINE; POPLITEAL ARTERY THROMBOSIS; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAKOTSUBO LIKE CARDIOMYOPATHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNDROME; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 56449098126     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.05.060     Document Type: Review

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