Coincident Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Coronary Artery Disease
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Coronary artery disease in takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1738-9364
DOI: 10.3904/kjm.2012.83.6.791