Utility of recognizing early electrocardiogram changes in bronchogenic Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: A case report
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Cardiology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1949-8462
DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v11.i3.120