Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 206-213 , April 2009

Importance of Inflammation and Neurohumoral Activation in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

  • Olivier Morel, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pôle d'activité médico-chirurgicale des Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Nouvel Hôpital Civil
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Olivier Morel, MD, PhD, Pôle d'activité médico-chirurgicale des Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, 1, place de l'Hôpital, 67091 Strasbourg Cedex, France.
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  • Frédérique Sauer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pôle d'activité médico-chirurgicale des Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Nouvel Hôpital Civil
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  • Alessio Imperiale, MD

      Affiliations

    • Service de Biophysique et de Médecine nucléaire, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Hôpital de Hautepierre
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  • Sébastien Cimarelli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Service de Biophysique et de Médecine nucléaire, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Hôpital de Hautepierre
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  • Cyrille Blondet, MD

      Affiliations

    • Service de Biophysique et de Médecine nucléaire, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Hôpital de Hautepierre
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  • Laurence Jesel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pôle d'activité médico-chirurgicale des Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Nouvel Hôpital Civil
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  • Annie Trinh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pôle d'activité médico-chirurgicale des Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Nouvel Hôpital Civil
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  • Fabien De Poli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Service de Cardiologie, Centre hospitalier général, Haguenau, France
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  • Patrick Ohlmann, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pôle d'activité médico-chirurgicale des Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Nouvel Hôpital Civil
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  • André Constantinesco, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Service de Biophysique et de Médecine nucléaire, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Hôpital de Hautepierre
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  • Pierre Bareiss, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pôle d'activité médico-chirurgicale des Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Nouvel Hôpital Civil

Received 6 June 2008 ,Revised 10 October 2008 ,Accepted 27 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.10.031

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 206-213 , April 2009

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