The vulnerable myocardium: Long-QT syndrome in Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 409-411

  Mahfoud, Felix ^a   Ukena, Christan ^a   Kindermann, Michael ^a   Mewis, Christian ^a   Böhm, Michael ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LORAZEPAM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; PANIC; T WAVE INVERSION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 68049143150     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-009-0016-2     Document Type: Article

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