Effect of sex hormones in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Just matter of arrhythmias or also outcomes?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy; Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Klinik - St Georg, Hamburg, Germany. Electronic address: dr.francesco.santoro.it@gmail.com.
² Department of Cardiology, Santa Maria Hospital, GVM Care and Research, Bari, Italy.
³ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.

Editorial

Francesco Santoro et al. Int J Cardiol. 2018.

. 2018 Mar 1:254:246-247.

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.11.099. Epub 2018 Jan 28.

¹ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy; Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Klinik - St Georg, Hamburg, Germany. Electronic address: dr.francesco.santoro.it@gmail.com.
² Department of Cardiology, Santa Maria Hospital, GVM Care and Research, Bari, Italy.
³ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.

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Keywords: Arrhythmia; Prognosis; Sex hormones; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

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