Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: One More Angiographic Evidence of Microvascular Dysfunction

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: One More Angiographic Evidence of Microvascular Dysfunction

Background. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) aetiology has not been completely understood yet. One proposed pathogenic mechanism was coronary microvascular dysfunction (MVD). This study compared coronary flow and myocardial perfusion in patients with TC, microvascular angina (MVA), and a control group...

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Main Authors: Marco Loffi, Andrea Santangelo, Martin Kozel, Viktor Kocka, Tomas Budesinsky, Libor Lisa, Petr Tousek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5281485

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