Tirofiban in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Atypical broken heart syndrome with extremely fast recovery: A case report

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Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 89-92

  Akpinar, I ^a   Salihoglu, Y S ^a   Sayin, M R ^a   Elri, T ^a   Karabag, T ^a   Dogan, S M ^a   Aydin, M ^a  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Postmenopause; QT prolongation; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Tirofiban

Indexed keywords

TIROFIBAN;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QT PROLONGATION; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THORAX PAIN; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYROSINE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84873568393     PISSN: 03409937     EISSN: 16156692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00059-012-3664-3     Document Type: Article

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