Transthoracic Doppler ultrasound coronary flow reserve evaluation: Preliminary insights into pathophysiology of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1229-1234

  Sganzerla, Paolo ^a   Alioto, Giusy ^a   Funaro, Alfonso ^a   Passaretti, Bruno ^a   Borghini, Elena ^a   Guglielmetto, Silvia ^a  

^a Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apical ballooning; Coronary flow reserve; Stress cardiomyopathy; Takotsubo

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADENOSINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HEPARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CINEANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY FLOW RESERVE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REST; RISK FACTOR; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CINEANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 59449110057     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328313e890     Document Type: Article

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