Scared to Death: Emotional Stress Causing Fatal Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructed Coronary Arteries in Women

Myocardial infarction with nonobstructed coronary arteries (MINOCA) can be triggered by intense emotions. We report 5 cases of emotional stress–related death where forensic examination attributed myocardial infarction to a coronary spasm, with the ultimate cause of death being arrhythmias in 4 cases...

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Autores principales: Aimo, Alberto, Di Paolo, Marco, Castiglione, Vincenzo, Modena, Martina, Barison, Andrea, Benvenuti, Matteo, Bugelli, Valentina, Campobasso, Carlo Pietro, Guidi, Benedetta, Camici, Paolo G., Emdin, Michele
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Mini-Focus Issue: Interventions
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8304531/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317180
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.08.010
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Sumario:Myocardial infarction with nonobstructed coronary arteries (MINOCA) can be triggered by intense emotions. We report 5 cases of emotional stress–related death where forensic examination attributed myocardial infarction to a coronary spasm, with the ultimate cause of death being arrhythmias in 4 cases and cardiac rupture in the fifth. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

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