A healthy middle-aged man was arguing with his brother and got emotionally upset due to the arguments with his brother, he suddenly developed chest pain and collapsed. When brought to the hospital' hewas declared dead.What is the diagnosis?
(A) Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (B) Dilated cardiomyopathy (C) Arhmogenic right ventricle dysplasia (D) Chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy
(A) Ans: A. Takotsubo cardiomyopathyRef Harrison, 18't' ed., pg, 1964* Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as stress cardiomyopathy, is a type of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy in which there is a sudden temporary weakening of the muscular poion of the hea.* This weakening may be triggered by emotional stress, such as the death of a loved one, a break-up, rejection from a paner or constant anxiety. - "Broken hea syndrome".* Stress cardiomyopathy is now a well-recognized cause of acute hea failure, lethal ventricular arrhythmias, and ventricular rupture.