Tako tsubo and ischemic stroke in a patient with Alzheimer’s disease

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 673-675

  Guidoni, S V ^a   Pellicano, C ^a   La Starza, S ^a   Spalloni, A ^a   Rasura, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer s disease; Ischemic stroke; Tako tsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATHOLOGY; STROKE; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STROKE; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 84935417800     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40520-014-0220-4     Document Type: Article

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