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Persisting myocardial sympathetic dysfunction in takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Authors: Hein J. Verberne, MD, PhD, Dirk J. van der Heijden, MD, Berthe L. F. van Eck-Smit, MD, PhD, G. Aernout Somsen, MD, PhD

Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | Issue 2/2009

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A 73-year-old woman without a cardiovascular history was admitted with chest discomfort, dizziness, and nausea after an emotional meeting with the staff of a nursing home. She experienced the same complaints some years before when her father died. …

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Title: Persisting myocardial sympathetic dysfunction in takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Authors: Hein J. Verberne, MD, PhD
Dirk J. van der Heijden, MD
Berthe L. F. van Eck-Smit, MD, PhD
G. Aernout Somsen, MD, PhD
Publication date: 01-04-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Issue 2/2009
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Electronic ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-008-9017-1

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