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Apical ballooning syndrome complicated by acute severe mitral regurgitation with left ventricular outflow obstruction – Case report
BACKGROUND: Apical ballooning syndrome (or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy) is a syndrome of transient left ventricular apical ballooning. Although first described in Japanese patients, it is now well reported in the Caucasian population. The syndrome mimicks an acute myocardial infarction but is character...
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BioMed Central
2007
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1804269/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17313686 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-2-14 |