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Typical and atypical takotsubo-like cardiomyopathy as a manifestation of pheochromocytoma

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  1. Department III of Internal Medicine, Germany

    R. Pfister, H. Diedrichs, E. Erdmann & C. A. Schneider

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

    M. Dietlein

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Pfister, R., Diedrichs, H., Dietlein, M. et al. Typical and atypical takotsubo-like cardiomyopathy as a manifestation of pheochromocytoma. J Endocrinol Invest 31, 382–383 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03346375

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