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Stress-induced cardiomyopathy (Takotsubo) – broken heart and mind?

Stress-induced cardiomyopathy (SIC), also known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is characterized by severe but potentially reversible regional left ventricular wall motion abnormalities, ie, akinesia, in the absence of explanatory angiographic evidence of a coronary occlusion. The typical pattern is th...

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Autores principales: Redfors, Björn, Shao, Yangzhen, Omerovic, Elmir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3632585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23626469
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/VHRM.S40163