Systematic review of the electrocardiographic changes in the Takotsubo syndrome

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-6

  Duran Cambra, A ^a   Sutil Vega, M ^a   Fiol, M ^b   Nunez Gil I J ^c   Vila, M ^a   Sans Rosello J ^a   Cinca, J ^a   Sionis, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

electrophsiology long QT syndrome; noninvasive techniques electrocardiography

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; QT PROLONGATION; R WAVE; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; T WAVE; T WAVE INVERSION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 84920672882     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: 1542474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anec.12228     Document Type: Review

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