Recurrent Takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by emotionally stressful events: A case report
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Clinical Cases
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2307-8960
DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i3.677