Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Triggered by Emotional Stress From the Russia-Ukraine War

Sarah Rikabi, MD; Sachin Kumar, MD; Gautam Shah, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Jun 2023)

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Triggered by Emotional Stress From the Russia-Ukraine War

Sarah Rikabi, MD,
Sachin Kumar, MD,
Gautam Shah, MD

Affiliations

Sarah Rikabi, MD: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Fairview Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Address for correspondence: Dr Sarah Rikabi, Fairview Hospital Cleveland Clinic, 18101 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44111, USA.
Sachin Kumar, MD: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Fairview Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Gautam Shah, MD: Heart Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16
p. 101895

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Stress-induced cardiomyopathy presents like acute coronary syndrome and is triggered by emotional stress or critical illness. Increased incidence has been reported during the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters. We describe a case of stress-induced cardiomyopathy as an indirect consequence of the Russia-Ukraine war. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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