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Transient left ventricular apical ballooning and exercise induced hypertension during treadmill exercise testing: is there a common hypersympathetic mechanism?

OBJECTIVE: To describe two cases of Takotsubo like myocardial contractile pattern during exercise stress test secondary to hypertensive response. BACKGROUND: Treadmill exercise testing is known to cause sympathetic stimulation, leading to increased levels of catecholamine, resulting in alteration in...

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Autores principales: Dhoble, Abhijeet, Abdelmoneim, Sahar S, Bernier, Mathieu, Oh, Jae K, Mulvagh, Sharon L
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2490681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18638372
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-6-37