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Could a teenager have stress cardiomyopathy "broken heart syndrome"?
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Uncommon: The majority of cases of takotsubo cardiomiopathy occur in women older than 50y/o. Very uncommon diagnosis. I have seen one case in 28 years of practice.
Answered 6/5/2013
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