American Heart Journal
Volume 158, Issue 1 , Pages e5-e6 , July 2009

Outflow tract obstruction and Takotsubo syndrome

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doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.05.002

American Heart Journal
Volume 158, Issue 1 , Pages e5-e6 , July 2009