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Down on your luck: cardiomyopathy precipitated by a bar fight

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by transient loss of systolic function in the absence of coronary artery disease. It is significantly more common in post-menopausal women and is typically brought on by intense emotional stress. Pathophysiology is not completely elucidated, but it appears t...

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Autores principales: Meyer, Chloe Grace, Gabasha, Shayef, Gurujal, Ravi, Vacek, Thomas Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5961424/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29876122
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omy012