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Paraneoplastic takotsubo syndrome with ventricular thrombus and stroke

Paraneoplastisches Takotsubo-Syndrom mit Ventrikelthrombus und Schlaganfall

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Conflict of interest. J. Finsterer, C. Stöllberger, and T. Pulgram state that there are no conflicts of interest. Consent was obtained from all patients identifiable from images or other information within the manuscript. In the case of underage patients, consent was obtained from a parent or legal guardian. All studies on humans described in the present manuscript were carried out with the approval of the responsible ethics committee and in accordance with national law and the Helsinki Declaration of 1975 (in its current, revised form). Informed consent was obtained from all patients included in studies.

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    J. Finsterer

  2. 2nd Medical Department, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria

    C. Stöllberger

  3. 4th Medical Department, Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria

    T. Pulgram

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Finsterer, J., Stöllberger, C. & Pulgram, T. Paraneoplastic takotsubo syndrome with ventricular thrombus and stroke. Herz 40, 632–634 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00059-013-3956-2

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