Diagnosis and management of the Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Role of echocardiography

Minerva Cardioangiologica

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 272-274

  Fazio, G ^a   Novo, G ^a   Evola, G ^a   D'Angelo, L ^a   Visconti, C ^a   Licata, P ^a   Sutera, L ^a   Barbaro, G ^a   Sconci, F ^a   Giannoccaro, V ^a   Azzarelli, S ^a   Akashi, Y ^a   Fedele, F ^a   Novo, S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; REMISSION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 67649595786     PISSN: 00264725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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