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Case Reports
. 2007 Dec;100(12):573-5.
doi: 10.1177/0141076807100012017.

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Iftikhar A Fazal  1 , Khaled Alfakih, John T Walsh
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Case Reports

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Iftikhar A Fazal et al. J R Soc Med. 2007 Dec.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Electrocardiogram showing widespread T wave inversion
Figure 2a
Figure 2a
Left ventricular angiogram in diastole
Figure 2b
Figure 2b
Left ventricular angiogram in systole showing apical ballooning (akinesia)
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Comment in

  • Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
    Kittisupamongkol W. Kittisupamongkol W. J R Soc Med. 2008 Apr;101(4):163. doi: 10.1258/jrsm.2008.070463. J R Soc Med. 2008. PMID: 18387903 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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