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Review Article

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy presenting as multivessel coronary spasm syndrome: case report and review of the literature

Vicky SansenDept. of Internal Medicine, University of Leuven.Correspondence[email protected]
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Germain HolvoetDept. of Cardiology, AZ Damiaan, Oostende, Belgium.
Pages 507-511 | Received 08 Jan 2007, Accepted 12 Jun 2007, Published online: 23 May 2017

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