Extracorporeal life support as ultimate strategy for refractory severe cardiogenic shock induced by tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy: A new effective therapeutic option

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Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 866-870

  Bonacchi, Massimo ^a   Valente, Serafina ^b   Harmelin, Guy ^a   Gensini, Gian Franco ^b   Sani, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal life support; Myocardial recovery; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PATIENT TREATMENT;

CARDIOGENIC SHOCKS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY SYNDROMES; EXTRACORPOREAL LIFE SUPPORTS; LEFT VENTRICULAR; MYOCARDIAL RECOVERY; SHOCK INDUCED; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THERAPEUTIC STRATEGY; VENTRICULAR WALL MOTION;

REFRACTORY MATERIALS;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; EXTRACORPOREAL CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; ORGAN PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAKO TSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 72449131958     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: 15251594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2009.00825.x     Document Type: Article

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