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1: Med J Aust. 2008 Jun 16;188(12):725-7.Click here to read Links

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy complicated by Dressler's syndrome.

Lee EJ, Hendriks R, Whelan AP.

Department of Hepatology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA. edmundleejm@hotmail.com

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is an increasingly recognised syndrome characterised by transient apical left ventricular dysfunction in the absence of significant coronary artery disease. We describe a case of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy complicated by Dressler's syndrome. To our knowledge, these two conditions have not previously been reported in combination.

PMID: 18558897 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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