Left ventricular wall motion abnormality and myocardial dysfunction in stress cardiomyopathy: New pathophysiological aspects suggested by echocardiography

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Dandel, Michael ^a   Lehmkuhl, Hans ^a   Knosalla, Christoph ^a   Hetzer, Roland ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Echocardiography; Pathophysiology; Reversible heart failure; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE;

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 67349200359     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.03.070     Document Type: Article

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