An atypical case of inverted Tako-Tsubo syndrome: Case report and review of the literature

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 215-219

  Zanobetti, Maurizio ^a,b   Vicidomini, Sonia ^a,b   Conti, Alberto ^a,b   Innocenti, Francesca ^a,b   Pini, Riccardo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM PATTERN; FEMALE; HUMANS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TROPONIN I;

EID: 77953543688     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-010-0389-2     Document Type: Article

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