Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 289-292 , October 2007

Review: transient left ventricular apical ballooning, broken heart syndrome, ampulla cardiomyopathy, atypical apical ballooning, or Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy

  • Mohammad-Reza Movahed

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tuczon, Arizona, 85724
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Coronary Care Unit, Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, 1501 North Campbell Ave., Tuczon, AZ, 85724. Tel.: +1 520 626 2000; fax: +1 520 626 5181.
    • ,
  • Daniel Donohue

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine Medical Center

Received 12 February 2007 ,Revised 15 February 2007 ,Accepted 15 February 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2007.02.001

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 289-292 , October 2007

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