Long-term excess mortality in Takotsubo syndrome: is it justified to charge Takotsubo for the excess long-term mortality?
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Heart Failure
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1388-9842
DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.554