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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |