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Stress cardiomyopathy risk factors

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dima Nimri, M.D. [2]

Overview

Stress cardiomyopathy seems to be triggered by intense emotional or physical stress, mostly the unexpected death of a loved one.

Risk Factors

Risk factors associated with the development of stress cardiomyopathy include:[1]

References

  1. Akashi YJ, Goldstein DS, Barbaro G, Ueyama T (2008). “Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a new form of acute, reversible heart failure”. Circulation. 118 (25): 2754–62. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.767012. PMC 4893309. PMID 19106400.

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