Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 144-150 , February 2007

Extent of Right and Left Ventricular Focal Wall-motion Abnormalities in Differentiating Transient Apical Ballooning Syndrome from Apical Dysfunction as a Result of Coronary Artery Disease

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doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2006.07.008

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 144-150 , February 2007

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