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Hip fracture-triggered Takotsubo syndrome: what is its real prevalence?

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    John E. Madias

  2. Division of Cardiology, Elmhurst Hospital Center, 79-01 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY, 11373, USA

    John E. Madias

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Madias, J.E. Hip fracture-triggered Takotsubo syndrome: what is its real prevalence?. Intern Emerg Med 11, 285–286 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-015-1365-7

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