The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 10 , Pages 910-912 , October 2009

A Unique Complication of a Broken Heart

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 Aimee K. Zaas, MD, Section Editor

 Funding: None.

 Conflicts of Interest: All authors declare no conflicts of interest.

 Authorship: All work in this manuscript is original. All authors had access to the data and played a role in writing the manuscript, and each accepts responsibility for the content.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00582-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.06.010

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 10 , Pages 910-912 , October 2009

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