Takotsubo (apical ballooning) syndrome in the recovery period following dobutamine stress echocardiography: A first report

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Shah, B N ^a   Simpson, I A ^a   Rakhit, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Dobutamine; Stress echocardiography; Takotsubo syndrome

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 78651369546     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jeq107     Document Type: Article

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