Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy Following Catheter Ablation of Atrial Tachycardia
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Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.
Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by reversible left ventricular dysfunction following emotional or surgical stress. Unlike the well-known complications of catheter ablation (CA) of atrial fibrillation (AF), Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy has been rarely reported so far. We report a case of acute reversible left heart failure following successful CA of paroxysmal AF in a patient with a hist...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Heart, Lung and Circulation
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1443-9506
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.354