Acute biopsy-proven lymphocytic myocarditis mimicking Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 428-431

  Caforio, Alida L P ^a   Tona, Francesco ^a   Vinci, Annalisa ^a   Calabrese, Fiorella ^a   Ramondo, Angelo ^a   Cacciavillani, Luisa ^a   Corbetti, Francesco ^a   Leoni, Loira ^a   Thiene, Gaetano ^a   Iliceto, Sabino ^a   Angelini, Annalisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries; Autoimmunity; Myocarditis; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC MYOCARDITIS; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART EDEMA; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCARDITIS; MYOCARDIUM; STROKE VOLUME; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 66249120669     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp008     Document Type: Article

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