Could left ventricular apical ballooning represent spontaneous myocardial infarction abortion?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Cattaneo, Paolo ^a   Marchetti, Paolo ^b   Baravelli, Massimo ^a   Rossi, Andrea ^a   Bruno, Domenico V ^b   Anzà, Claudio ^a  

^a IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Intravascular ultrasound; Left ventricular apical ballooning

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN;

AGED; AKINESIA; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIA; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; T WAVE INVERSION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; COMPLICATION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 63349090093     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.11.050     Document Type: Article

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