Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy with coronary artery stenosis: A case-series challenging the original definition

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 205-212

  Gaibazzi, N ^a   Ugo, F ^a   Vignali, L ^a   Zoni, A ^a   Reverberi, C ^a   Gherli, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apical; Ballooning; CAD; Late Gadolinium enhancement; Magnetic resonance; Midventricular; Stress cardiomyopathy; Tako Tsubo

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CREATINE KINASE MB; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NITRO DERIVATIVE; TROPONIN I;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DYSKINESIA; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE DYSKINESIA; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 62049086147     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.12.037     Document Type: Article

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