TY - JOUR
T1 - Troponin I/ejection fraction ratio: A new index to differentiate Takotsubo cardiomyopathy from myocardial infarction
AU - Evola, Salvatore
AU - Assennato, Pasquale
AU - Novo, Giuseppina
AU - Giambanco, Francesco
AU - Novo, Salvatore
AU - Giambanco, Francesco
AU - Giambanco, Francesco
AU - Bonomo, Vito
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The clinical presentation of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) can often simulate an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), presenting with precordial pain or dyspnea, de novo electrocardiographic (ECG) modifications and raised cardiac biomarkers [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. Pathogenesis and therapy of this disease are still controversial [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7]. During the acute phase, when patients are admitted to coronary care unit, it is very important to discriminate between these two conditions, in order to provide the appropriate treatment strategy.
AB - The clinical presentation of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) can often simulate an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), presenting with precordial pain or dyspnea, de novo electrocardiographic (ECG) modifications and raised cardiac biomarkers [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. Pathogenesis and therapy of this disease are still controversial [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7]. During the acute phase, when patients are admitted to coronary care unit, it is very important to discriminate between these two conditions, in order to provide the appropriate treatment strategy.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/216223
UR - http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ijcard
M3 - Article
VL - 180
SP - 255
EP - 257
JO - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
JF - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
SN - 0167-5273
ER -