Cough-Induced Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy
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Stress Cardiomyopathy (Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy)
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عنوان ژورنال: CASE
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2468-6441
DOI: 10.1016/j.case.2018.03.004