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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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Main Authors: Redfors, Björn, Shao, Yangzhen, Omerovic, Elmir
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3632585/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23626469
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2147/VHRM.S40163
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