Special attention for elderly women: Atypical left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome induced by dobutamine stress test: A case report

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1735-1736

  Sonmez, Osman ^a   Duman, Cetin ^a   Duzenli, Mehmet Akif ^a   Tokac, Mehmet ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

AGED; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; LETTER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

AGED; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DOBUTAMINE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 69549088273     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02424.x     Document Type: Letter

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