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Inquiries/comments about a patient with adrenaline-triggered mid-ventricular Takotsubo syndrome

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  1. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    John E. Madias

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

    John E. Madias

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Madias, J.E. Inquiries/comments about a patient with adrenaline-triggered mid-ventricular Takotsubo syndrome. Ir J Med Sci 192, 613–614 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-022-03035-5

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