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Patient is informed of her husband's death: is it OMI or it stress cardiomyopathy?

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The authors describe a case with some features in common with our patient -- a stressful event followed by a stress cardiomyopathy/acute myocardial infarction overlap syndrome. Acute myocardial infarction: an uncommon complication of takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Acute myocardial infarction triggered by emotional stress.