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Inverted Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after attempted suicidal hanging – Two cases

We report two cases of “Inverted Takotsubo cardiomyopathy” following attempted suicidal hanging. Both the patients presented with heart failure and had desaturation 8–12 h after the suicidal attempt. Electrocardiography (ECG) showed ischemic changes. On echocardiography, the left ventricle (LV) show...

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Published in:Indian Heart J
Main Authors: Sengupta, Shantanu, Mungulmare, Kunda, Wadaskar, Nitin, Pande, Abhishek
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4824329/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27056654
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2015.06.042
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