FIGURE 3  Schematic representation of the regional differences in response to high catecholamine levels, explaining stress cardiomyopathy.

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Stress (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy—a novel pathophysiological hypothesis to explain catecholamine-induced acute myocardial stunning

Alexander R Lyon, Paul SC Rees, Sanjay Prasad, Philip A Poole-Wilson and Sian E Harding

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine (2008) 5, 22-29
doi:10.1038/ncpcardio1066

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Figure 3.  Schematic representation of the regional differences in response to high catecholamine levels, explaining stress cardiomyopathy.

 

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