Pneumopericardium: A Rare Triggering Factor for Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
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Rare etiological causes of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy Regarding “Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension”
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.45.6013