Tag Archives: cardiomyopathy
July 2009 Br J Cardiol 2009;16:197–8
An unusual ‘heart attack’ – Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Jerzy Wojciuk, Ravish Katira, Ranjit S More, Roger W Bury
Case report A 59-year-old woman was admitted with symptoms and signs suggesting acute coronary syndrome. A 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) demonstrated ST segment elevation in leads V2-V6, I, II and aVL consistent with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. She underwent emergency coronary angiography, which demonstrated only minor irregularities in coronaries. Chest pain resolved completely after four hours. Figure 1b. Transthoracic echocardiography during the initial admission (apical four-chamber view, diastole) Figure 1a. Transthoracic echocardiography during the initial admission (apical four-chamber view, systole) demonstrating ba
September 2004 Br J Cardiol 2004;11:393-6
The treatment of peripartum cardiomyopathy
Stephen J Leslie, Yaso Emmanuel, C Mark Francis, Andrew D Flapan
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September 2004 Br J Cardiol 2004;11:388-92
Lowering blood pressure for the secondary prevention of stroke
Joanna K Lovett
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