Why does Takotsubo ("broken heart syndrome") affect more females than males?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 175-176

  Stöllberger, Claudia ^a   Finsterer, Josef ^a  

^a KRANKENANSTALT RUDOLFSTIFTUNG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Catecholamines; Gender; Stress; Tako tsubo

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ADRENERGIC NERVE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUDDEN DEATH; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 79951721922     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.12.026     Document Type: Article

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