RT Book, Section A1 Bashore, Thomas M. A1 Granger, Christopher B. A1 Jackson, Kevin P. A1 Patel, Manesh R. A2 Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 McPhee, Stephen J. A2 Rabow, Michael W. A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R. SR Print(0) ID 1184696369 T1 Stress Cardiomyopathy T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022 YR 2022 FD 2022 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781264269389 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184696369 RD 2024/03/29 AB ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISOccurs after a major catecholamine discharge.Acute chest pain or shortness of breath.Predominately affects postmenopausal women.Presents as an acute anterior MI, but coronaries normal at cardiac catheterization.Imaging reveals apical left ventricular ballooning due to anteroapical stunning of the myocardium.Most patients recover completely, although there are complications similar to MI.