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01-01-2012 | Letter to the Editors

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following ischemic stroke: a cause of troponin elevation

Authors: J. F. Scheitz, H. C. Mochmann, B. Witzenbichler, J. B. Fiebach, H. J. Audebert, C. H. Nolte

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 1/2012

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Title: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following ischemic stroke: a cause of troponin elevation
Authors: J. F. Scheitz
H. C. Mochmann
B. Witzenbichler
J. B. Fiebach
H. J. Audebert
C. H. Nolte
Publication date: 01-01-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-011-6139-1

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