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“Shark Fin” electrocardiogram pattern in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

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  1. Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra-Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Professor Mota Pinto, 3004-561, Coimbra, Portugal

    Luísa Gomes Rocha, Gonçalo Costa & Lino Gonçalves

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Rocha, L.G., Costa, G. & Gonçalves, L. “Shark Fin” electrocardiogram pattern in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Intern Emerg Med (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-023-03525-z

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