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SUBMITTER: D'Angelo T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8388316 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr-Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
D'Angelo Tommaso T Carerj Maria Ludovica ML Zito Concetta C Mazziotti Silvio S
Journal of cardiovascular echography 20210401 2
Takotsubo syndrome is found in about 5%-6% of patients presenting with suspected ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography with left ventriculography is currently considered the modality of choice for the diagnosis. However, improvements of noninvasive diagnostic techniques have been allowing for definite assessment of ventricular function and anatomy. In this setting, the combined use of coronary computed tomography angiography and cardiac magnetic resonance may play a pivotal ro ...[more]