Stress cardiomyopathy
The incidence rises with age, predominantly affecting females after menopause. Physical and emotional stressors such as acute respiratory failure, grief, and anxiety often trigger the condition. However, approximately one-third of patients do not have an identifiable stressor.[1][1] It is part of
Authors
- Mehras Motamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8151-9020)
- Jairo Tavares Nunes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8313-9494)
- Jacob A. Udell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7402-9584)
Institutions
- Women's College Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2024-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.240269
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated Phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40