Recurrent transient apical cardiomyopathy (Tako-Tsubo-like left ventricular dysfunction) in a postmenopausal female with diffuse esophageal spasms
Transient apical cardiomyopathy, also known as Takot-tsubo-like left ventricular dysfunction, is a clinical syndrome characterized by reversible left ventricular dysfunction at the apex with preserved basal contractility, in the setting of new ST and T wave changes suggestive of ischemia but no evid...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Heart Views |
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| Online Access: | http://www.heartviews.org/article.asp?issn=1995-705X;year=2013;volume=14;issue=4;spage=185;epage=189;aulast=Brenes |