Impaired coronary microvascular reactivity in women with apical ballooning syndrome (Takotsubo/stress cardiomyopathy)

European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 147-152

  Patel, Sandeep M ^a   Lerman, Amir ^b   Lennon, Ryan J ^b   Prasad, Abhiram ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Apical ballooning syndrome; endothelium; microcirculation; stress cardiomyopathy; Tako Tsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

APICAL BALLOONING SYNDROME; ENDOTHELIUM; MICROCIRCULATION; STRESS CARDIOMYOPATHY; TAKO-TSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AGED; CORONARY CIRCULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 84895518660     PISSN: 20488726     EISSN: 20488734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2048872613475891     Document Type: Article

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