Stress cardiomyopathy overview
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dima Nimri, M.D. [2]
Overview
Historical Perspective
Stress cardiomyopathy is a relatively new disease, with the first case documented in literature in Japan in 1991. However, cases of death upon going through severe emotional or psychological stress have been described as early as the biblical times.
Classification
There is no classification scheme for stress cardiomyopathy.