PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lisung, Fausto Gabriel
AU  - Shah, Ankit B
AU  - Levitt, Howard L
AU  - Coplan, Neil B
TI  - Stress-induced cardiomyopathy
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2014-208690
DP  - 2015 Apr 09
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - bcr2014208690
VI  - 2015
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2015/bcr-2014-208690.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2015/bcr-2014-208690.full
AB  - A woman in her early 70s presented with chest pain, dyspnoea and diaphoresis 30 min after her husband expired in our hospital. Cardiac markers were elevated and there were acute changes in ECG suggestive for acute coronary syndrome. Echocardiogram showed apical akinesis, basal segment hyperkinesis with an ejection fraction of 30%. Cardiac catheterisation was performed showing non-obstructive coronary arteries, leading to the diagnosis of stress-induced cardiomyopathy. The patient improved with medical management. Repeat echocardiogram 2 months later showed resolution of heart failure with an ejection fraction of 65–70%.