International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 135, Issue 2 , Pages 146-149 , 26 June 2009

Cardiac MRI studies of transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome (takotsubo cardiomyopathy): A systematic review

  • Guillaume Leurent

      Affiliations

    • INSERM, U642, Rennes, F-35000, France
    • Université de Rennes 1, LTSI, Rennes, F-35000, France
    • CHU Rennes, Service de cardiologie et maladies vasculaires, Rennes, F-35000, France
    • INSERM, CIC-IT 804, CHU de Rennes, F-35000, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Service de cardiologie et maladies vasculaires, CHU de Rennes, Cedex 35033, Rennes, France.
    • ,
  • Antoine Larralde

      Affiliations

    • Département d'imagerie médicale, CHU de Rennes, F-35000, France
    • ,
  • Dominique Boulmier

      Affiliations

    • INSERM, U642, Rennes, F-35000, France
    • Université de Rennes 1, LTSI, Rennes, F-35000, France
    • CHU Rennes, Service de cardiologie et maladies vasculaires, Rennes, F-35000, France
    • INSERM, CIC-IT 804, CHU de Rennes, F-35000, France
    • ,
  • Claire Fougerou

      Affiliations

    • Centre d'Investigation Clinique, INSERM 0203, F-35000, France
    • ,
  • Bernard Langella

      Affiliations

    • Département d'imagerie médicale, CHU de Rennes, F-35000, France
    • ,
  • Romain Ollivier

      Affiliations

    • INSERM, U642, Rennes, F-35000, France
    • Université de Rennes 1, LTSI, Rennes, F-35000, France
    • CHU Rennes, Service de cardiologie et maladies vasculaires, Rennes, F-35000, France
    • INSERM, CIC-IT 804, CHU de Rennes, F-35000, France
    • ,
  • Marc Bedossa

      Affiliations

    • INSERM, U642, Rennes, F-35000, France
    • Université de Rennes 1, LTSI, Rennes, F-35000, France
    • CHU Rennes, Service de cardiologie et maladies vasculaires, Rennes, F-35000, France
    • INSERM, CIC-IT 804, CHU de Rennes, F-35000, France
    • ,
  • Hervé Le Breton

      Affiliations

    • INSERM, U642, Rennes, F-35000, France
    • Université de Rennes 1, LTSI, Rennes, F-35000, France
    • CHU Rennes, Service de cardiologie et maladies vasculaires, Rennes, F-35000, France
    • INSERM, CIC-IT 804, CHU de Rennes, F-35000, France

Received 11 February 2009 ,Accepted 2 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.03.067

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 135, Issue 2 , Pages 146-149 , 26 June 2009

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