Regenerative Medicine: Potential Mechanisms of Cardiac Recovery in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1092-8464,1534-3189
DOI: 10.1007/s11936-016-0443-0