Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Case Series and Review of the Literature

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is an unusual form of acute cardiomyopathy showing left ventricular apical ballooning. It is often triggered by intense physical or emotional distress. We report here four cases of TCM and a review of the literature on the topic.

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Autores principales: Merchant, Emily E., Johnson, Sara W., Nguyen, Phu, Kang, Christopher, Mallon, William K.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2008
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672240/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19561716
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spelling pubmed-26722402009-06-24 Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Case Series and Review of the Literature Merchant, Emily E. Johnson, Sara W. Nguyen, Phu Kang, Christopher Mallon, William K. West J Emerg Med Case Report Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is an unusual form of acute cardiomyopathy showing left ventricular apical ballooning. It is often triggered by intense physical or emotional distress. We report here four cases of TCM and a review of the literature on the topic. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2008-05 /pmc/articles/PMC2672240/ /pubmed/19561716 Text en Copyright © 2008 the authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
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Johnson, Sara W.
Nguyen, Phu
Kang, Christopher
Mallon, William K.
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Case Series and Review of the Literature
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title_fullStr Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Case Series and Review of the Literature
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title_short Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: A Case Series and Review of the Literature
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672240/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19561716
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