Sudden cardiac death secondary to demonstrated reperfusion ventricular fibrillation in a woman with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 254-257

  Pepe, Martino ^a   Zanna, Domenico ^a   Quagliara, Donato ^a   Caiati, Carlo ^a   Marzullo, Andrea ^a   Palmiotto, Angela I ^a   Caruso, Gilda ^a   Favale, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Sudden cardiac death; Takotsubo

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIHYDROPYRIDINE; NITRATE; PHENYLALKYLAMINE; TROPONIN I;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MURMUR; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SUDDEN DEATH; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; VASOSPASM;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 79960270001     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: 18791336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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