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SUMMER PREFERENCE IN THE OCCURRENCE OF TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY IS INDEPENDENT OF AGE
Author(s) -
Manfredini Roberto,
Citro Rodolfo,
Previtali Mario,
Armentano Corinna,
Patella Marco Mariano,
Vriz Olga,
Provenza Gennaro,
Salmi Raffaella,
Gallerani Massimo,
Astarita Costantino,
Gregorio Giovanni,
Bossone Eduardo
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02378.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiomyopathy , cardiology , coronary artery disease , myocardial infarction , t wave , population , electrocardiography , heart failure , environmental health
It is common opinion that TTC especially affects postmenopausal women. This study shows that TTC is equally distributed in subjects aged < or =/> 65 years, and age does not influence the temporal pattern of occurrence, characterized by a peak in summer months