The role of multimodality imaging in takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Journal of Cardiovascular Echography

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 143-151

  Carrilho Ferreira, Pedro ^a   Pinto, Fausto J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cardiac computed tomography; Cardiac magnetic resonance; Echocardiography; Nuclear medicine imaging; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

EID: 82255166338     PISSN: 22114122     EISSN: 2347193X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcecho.2011.09.003     Document Type: Review

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