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Serious takotsubo cardiomyopathy: an autopsy case presenting severe irreversible myocardial damage after frequent episodes of recurrence

BACKGROUND: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by transient dysfunction of the medial to apical segment of the left ventricle. Recurrence within a few months or years has been reported and serious complications, including arrhythmia, acute cardiac shock and cardiac rupture, can arise; however...

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Autores principales: Mizutani, Kenichi, Shioya, Akihiro, Hirose, Yasuyo, Saito, Ryuhei, Yamada, Sohsuke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7372798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32693809
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13000-020-01006-x