Abstract
Recently, many reports have been published about apical ballooning or takotsubo cardiomyopathy. This disease is a new entity of acute reversible heart failure. Abnormal catecholamine dynamics due to stress may be the primary cause of this condition.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 114-115 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | International Journal of Cardiology |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 10 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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Akashi, Y. J., & Anker, S. D. (2006). Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. International Journal of Cardiology, 112(1), 114-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.07.054