Takotsubo cardiomyopathy associated with seizures in asymptomatic geriatric patient

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-100

  Zissimopoulou, S ^a   Giannelli, S ^a   Schindler, T ^a   Perrenoud, J J ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; SEIZURE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; T WAVE; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 77953584639     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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