Left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome in men: A case series

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 790-794

  Buja, Paolo ^a   Zuin, Guerrino ^a   Cutolo, Ada ^a   Grassi, Giuseppe ^a   Madalosso, Michela ^a   Millosevich, Paolo ^a   Postorino, Stefano ^a   Barbierato, Marco ^a   Rigo, Fausto ^a   Raviele, Antonio ^a  

^a OSPEDALE DELL'ANGELO   (Italy)

Author keywords

acute coronary syndrome; apical ballooning syndrome; sex; Takotsubo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STROKE VOLUME; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84870433933     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: 15582035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328346a722     Document Type: Article

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