Broken heart syndrome: Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 180, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1033-1034

  Latib, Azeem ^a   Ielasi, Alfonso ^a   Montorfano, Matteo ^a   Colombo, Antonio ^a,b  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b EMO GVM CENTRO CUORE COLUMBUS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; CLOPIDOGREL; ENOXAPARIN; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE PLUS IRBESARTAN; TROPONIN I;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 65649092148     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.090091     Document Type: Article

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