Letter by El-Battrawy et al Regarding Article, “Takotsubo-Like Myocardial Dysfunction in Ischemic Stroke: A Hospital-Based Registry and Systematic Literature Review” | Zendy

Ibrahim ElBattrawy | Zendy; Martin Borggrefe | Zendy; İbrahim Akın | Zendy

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Letter by El-Battrawy et al Regarding Article, “Takotsubo-Like Myocardial Dysfunction in Ischemic Stroke: A Hospital-Based Registry and Systematic Literature Review”

Author(s) -

Ibrahim ElBattrawy,

Martin Borggrefe,

İbrahim Akın

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.116.015815

Subject(s) - medicine , german , stroke (engine) , university hospital , family medicine , mechanical engineering , archaeology , history , engineering

We read with great interest the article by Jung et al1 published in Stroke , which discusses clinical and radiological characteristics of ischemic stroke patients with Takotsubo-like myocardial dysfunction.To date, the pathogenesis of Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), in some cases being associated with right ventricular involvement, is not fully understood. Recently published studies have elevated the impact of TTS and compared its associated complications such as arrhythmias, cardiogenic …

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