Takotsubo syndrome presenting with left bundle branch block in an octogenarian. Is hyponatremia a pathogenic  “common ground”?

Elpidio Santillo; Pierpaolo D’Onofrio; Luciano Marini; Demetrio Postacchini; Lucio Cardinali

doi:10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2022.08.005

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Elpidio Santillo, Pierpaolo D’Onofrio, Luciano Marini, Demetrio Postacchini, Lucio Cardinali. Takotsubo syndrome presenting with left bundle branch block in an octogenarian. Is hyponatremia a pathogenic “common ground”?. J Geriatr Cardiol 2022; 19(8): 622-625. doi: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2022.08.005

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Elpidio Santillo, Pierpaolo D’Onofrio, Luciano Marini, Demetrio Postacchini, Lucio Cardinali. Takotsubo syndrome presenting with left bundle branch block in an octogenarian. Is hyponatremia a pathogenic “common ground”?. J Geriatr Cardiol 2022; 19(8): 622-625. doi: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2022.08.005

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Elpidio Santillo, Pierpaolo D’Onofrio, Luciano Marini, Demetrio Postacchini, Lucio Cardinali. Takotsubo syndrome presenting with left bundle branch block in an octogenarian. Is hyponatremia a pathogenic “common ground”?. J Geriatr Cardiol 2022; 19(8): 622-625. doi: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2022.08.005

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Takotsubo syndrome presenting with left bundle branch block in an octogenarian. Is hyponatremia a pathogenic “common ground”?

doi: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2022.08.005

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Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, Geriatric-Rehabilitative Department, IRCCS-INRCA, Fermo, Italy
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Geriatrics Unit, Geriatric-Rehabilitative Department, IRCCS-INRCA, Fermo, Italy

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Publish Date: 2022-08-28

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