Chronobiology of tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (apical ballooning syndrome)

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 805-806

  Summers, Matthew R ^a   Dib, Chadi ^b   Prasad, Abhiram ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CHRONOBIOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LETTER; MORTALITY; REGISTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TEMPERATURE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHRONOBIOLOGY PHENOMENA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MINNESOTA; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 77950423908     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02798.x     Document Type: Letter

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