‘GET QT’: Clinical Criteria to Differentiate Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy from STEMI

‘GET QT’: Clinical Criteria to Differentiate Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy from STEMI

Background: Introduction: Presentation of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) may closely mimic ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and clinicians are often faced with a dilemma when cardiac catheterization is unavailable or contraindicated. Methods Age-matched 42 TCM and 55 STEMI patients admitte...

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Main Authors: Gaurang Nandkishor Vaidya, Abhishek Jaiswal, Bhaskara Madhira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Barcaray International 2016-01-01
Series:International Cardiovascular Forum Journal
Subjects:
Myocardial infarction
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
ST-elevation
EKG
cardiac biomarkers
echocardiography
Online Access:http://icfjournal.org/index.php/icfj/article/view/324/pdf-2

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