Assessment of Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1163-1164

  Mansencal, Nicolas ^a   Dubourg, Olivier ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 70349509054     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.07.030     Document Type: Letter

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