Loss of Patient Follow-Up after Diagnosis of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
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Diagnosis of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome and stress-induced cardiomyopathy, is typically characterized by transient systolic dysfunction of the apical and mid-segments of the left ventricle, in the absence of obstructive coronary artery lesions. Patients may present with symptoms and signs of acute coronary syndrome, and the provider is challenged to d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiac Failure
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1071-9164
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2016.06.240