Letter regarding the article "Growth differentiation factor-15 in takotsubo cardiomyopathy: diagnostic and prognostic value"

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Sep 20;176(2):515. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.047. Epub 2014 Jul 12.

Authors

Kihei Yoneyama¹, Yoshihiro J Akashi²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.
² Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan. Electronic address: yoakashi-circ@umin.ac.jp.

PMID: 25056449
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.047

No abstract available

Keywords: GDF-15; Stress; Takotsubo.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Female
Growth Differentiation Factor 15 / blood*
Humans
Male
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / blood*
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy / diagnosis*

Substances

Growth Differentiation Factor 15