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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Presentation with sudden cardiac arrest

Tako-Tsubo Kardiomyopathie

Patientin mit plötzlichem Herzstillstand

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  1. Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, 4802 10th Avenue, 11219, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    S. Chadha

  2. Cardiology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA

    A. Lodha, V. Shetty, A. Sadiq, G. Hollander & J. Shani

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Video 1: Right coronary artery (QuickTime.mov 0,7MB)

Video 2: Left coronary circulation (QuickTime.mov 0,5MB)

Video 3: Left ventriculogram showing the apical ballooning in systole (QuickTime.mov 0,7MB)

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Chadha, S., Lodha, A., Shetty, V. et al. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Herz 38, 558–560 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00059-012-3729-3

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