Ergonovine provocative test in Caucasian patients with left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-91

  Martínez Sellés, Manuel ^a   Datino, Tomás ^a   Pello, Ana María ^a   Fernández Avilés, Francisco ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apical; Cardiomyopathy; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

METHYLERGOMETRINE MALEATE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROVOCATION TEST; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 77749298799     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.05.040     Document Type: Article

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