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Stephanie A Mitchell1, Richard A Crone.
Abstract
We present the case of a 49-year-old Caucasian woman exhibiting symptoms of an acute coronary syndrome while hospitalized for alcohol withdrawal. Echocardiography demonstrated an unusual pattern of left ventricular dysfunction in which all segments except the base become akinetic, known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16950478 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2006.04.032
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Soc Echocardiogr ISSN: 0894-7317 Impact factor: 5.251