Stress cardiomyopathy

Ilan S. Wittstein

doi:10.1007/978-1-84882-419-5_10

Stress cardiomyopathy

Ilan S. Wittstein

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Throughout history, human beings have always had an intuitive understanding of the connection between their emotions and their hearts. Descriptions of heartache and dying from a broken heart have appeared in the literary works of diverse - cultures for centuries. Similarly, the medical literature is replete with descriptions of sudden death and myocardial infarction in the setting of fear, anxiety, and bereavement.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Stress and Cardiovascular Disease
Publisher	Springer-Verlag London Ltd
Pages	169-191
Number of pages	23
ISBN (Electronic)	9781848824195
ISBN (Print)	1848824181, 9781848824188
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-419-5_10
State	Published - Nov 1 2013

Keywords

Catecholamines
Left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome
Microvascular dysfunction
Myocardial stunning
Stress cardiomyopathy
Sympathetic nervous system
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine(all)

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