Examination of gender differences in patients with takotsubo syndrome according to left ventricular biopsy: two case reports
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/s13256-021-02856-9