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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Consequences of misdiagnosis and mismanagement of takotsubo cardiomyopathy

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Pages 117-119 | Received 08 Apr 2011, Accepted 17 Aug 2012, Published online: 06 Dec 2012

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