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A 58-year-old female presented with typical chest pain, which had started a week ago. She presented late because she first suspected that her symptoms were due to severe stress related to the terminal illness of her father.
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Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Hospital, Maastricht, the Netherlands
J.M. van Opstal Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Hospital, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, he Netherlands
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van Opstal, J.M., Cheriex, E.C. Stress-induced cardiomyopathy. NHJL 15, 312 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03086007
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