Stress-induced cardiomyopathy mimics acute myocardial infarction. Significant coronary artery disease is generally considered an exclusion criterion for the diagnosis of stress-induced cardiomyopathy. However, this may not be the case for all patients, since both entities may coexist. We present a case of stress-induced cardiomyopathy in a patient with known coronary artery disease.
Cardiomyopathies; Stress, psychological; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy; Ventricular dysfunction; left
