Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy and microcirculation

Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-105

  Fazio, Giovanni ^a   Sarullo, Filippo M ^b   Novo, Giuseppina ^a   Evola, Salvatore ^d   Lunetta, Monica ^a   Barbaro, Giuseppe ^a   Sconci, Francesca ^c   Azzarelli, Salvatore ^a   Akashi, Yoshihiro ^e   Fedele, Francesco ^c   Novo, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Buccheri la Ferla Fatebenefratelli Hospital   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d CANNIZZARO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coronary microcirculation; Takotsubo; TIMI FRAME COUNT

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERIES; CORONARY MICROCIRCULATION; FOLLOW UP; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING; LEFT VENTRICLES; MYOCARDIAL AREAS; PICTURE QUALITY; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SCORE ANALYSIS; VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION;

CARDIOLOGY; MICROCIRCULATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY;

HEART;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TIMI FRAME COUNT;

AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 77953326203     PISSN: 13871307     EISSN: 15732614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10877-009-9217-5     Document Type: Article

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