Takotsubo cardiomyopathy as a potential cause of long QT syndrome and torsades de pointes

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 225-227

  Ghosh, Somnath ^a   Apte, Prachi ^a   Maroz, Natallia ^a   Broor, Apoorv ^a   Zeineh, Nabil ^a   Khan, Ijaz A ^a  

^a GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial stunning; Broken heart syndrome; Long QT syndrome; Stress induced cardiomyopathy; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Torsades de pointes; Transient apical ballooning syndrome

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; LONG QT SYNDROME; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TORSADE DES POINTES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL STUNNING; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 67650739682     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.04.021     Document Type: Article

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