Pathophysiologic mechanisms of left ventricular apical ballooning in takotsubo cardiomyopathy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 249-

  Cheng, Tsung O ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Catecholamine response; Coronary vasospasm; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE;

ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HEART VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 62049083854     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.08.111     Document Type: Article

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