Acute appendicitis as an unexpected cause of inverted takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC), also known as transient left ventricular ballooning syndrome, is a stress-induced-cardiomyopathy. It is precipitated by emotional or physical stress and is characterized by normal coronary arteries and transient regional wall motion abnormalities. Variants of TTC incl...

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Main Authors: Mihaela Mihalcea-Danciu, Michel Zupan, Pierrick Le Borgne, Pascal Bilbault
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
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Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2018;volume=11;issue=2;spage=143;epage=145;aulast=

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