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Review
. 2007 Oct;93(10):1309-15.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.101675.

Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (apical ballooning)

Holger M Nef  1 , Helge Möllmann, Albrecht Elsässer
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Review

Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (apical ballooning)

Holger M Nef et al. Heart. 2007 Oct.
No abstract available

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