Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 1040, 2012, Pages 359-360

  Showkathali, Refai ^a   Jagathesan, Rohan ^a  

^a Thurrock University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; TROPONIN T;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THORAX PAIN; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 84861191806     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2011-130737     Document Type: Article

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