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Case Report

Recurrent Asymptomatic Takotsubo Syndrome After 20 Years: are We Looking at the Tip of the Iceberg only?

Giulia Iannaccone1 Institute of Cardiology Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Sciences Catholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7483-7781
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Rocco Antonio Montone2 Department of Cardiovascular Sciences Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCSRomeItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marco Giuseppe Del Buono1 Institute of Cardiology Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Sciences Catholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly
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Maria Chiara Meucci1 Institute of Cardiology Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Sciences Catholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly
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Riccardo Rinaldi1 Institute of Cardiology Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Sciences Catholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly
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Filippo Luca Gurgoglione1 Institute of Cardiology Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Sciences Catholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly
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Michele Russo1 Institute of Cardiology Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Sciences Catholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly
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Massimiliano Camilli1 Institute of Cardiology Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Sciences Catholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly
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Giampaolo Niccoli1 Institute of Cardiology Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Sciences Catholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly;2 Department of Cardiovascular Sciences Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCSRomeItaly
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Filippo Crea1 Institute of Cardiology Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Sciences Catholic University of the Sacred HeartRomeItaly;2 Department of Cardiovascular Sciences Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCSRomeItaly
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Pages 309-314 | Received 02 Apr 2020, Accepted 01 May 2020, Published online: 10 Jul 2020

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