Ischemic cerebrovascular stroke as complication of sepsis-induced Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 477-478

  Yonekawa, Keiko ^a   Mussio, Peter ^a   Yuen, Bernd ^a  

^a Buelach Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SEPSIS; STROKE; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SEPSIS; STROKE; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 80052937992     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-010-0500-8     Document Type: Letter

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