Journal article
Electrocardiographic differences between takotsubo and acute anterior myocardial infarction
Abstract
Takotsubo syndrome (TS) simulates and is part of the differential diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). In the case of acute anterior myocardial infarction with ST segment elevation (STEMIa), electrocardiographic (ECG) differences have been described in Asian population. The objective of the present study is to describe the specific differences in the ECG that allows to suspect TS in the Western population. Methods: In a retrospective …
Authors
Battioni L; Costabel JP; Mondragón IL; Russo A; Villariño BS; Lamelas PM
Journal
Revista De La Federacion Argentina De Cardiologia, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 51–54
Publication Date
January 1, 2015
ISSN
0326-646X