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A case of Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy
  1. T Hassan,
  2. S Hutcheon,
  3. B O’Rourke
  1. tuyyabhassan{at}hotmail.com

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2006.109777

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    Tako-tsubo-like cardiomyopathy is rare. It is recognised generally to affect middle aged or postmenopausal women after a significant stressful physical or psychological insult. Tako-tsubo, from the Japanese meaning “octopus trap”, describes the shape …

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