Summer preference in the occurrence of takotsubo cardiomyopathy is independent of age

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1509-1511

  Manfredini, Roberto ^a   Citro, Rodolfo ^b   Previtali, Mario ^c   Armentano, Corinna ^d   Patella, Marco Mariano ^b   Vriz, Olga ^e   Provenza, Gennaro ^b   Salmi, Raffaella ^f   Gallerani, Massimo ^f   Astarita, Costantino ^g   Gregorio, Giovanni ^b   Bossone, Eduardo ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b San Luca Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d GUGLIELMO DA SALICETO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Hospital of San Daniele del Friuli   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^g Santa Maria Hospital   (Italy)

^h INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; ESTROGEN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AGED; CATECHOLAMINE URINE LEVEL; CHRONOBIOLOGY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTMENOPAUSE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; SUMMER; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 68149176554     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02378.x     Document Type: Letter

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