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A member asked:
Has anyone seen broken heart syndrome(stress induced cardiomyopathy) happen to a person more than once and did it kill them?
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Yes and no: I have seen several patients with broken heart syndrome, almost all of the patients made a remarkable recovery, no one died, the long term prognosis is usually very good. I have not had a recurrence even though this has been reported. A study that followed 41 patient with broken heart for almost three years, there was 2 recurrences and no deaths.
Answered 5/18/2014
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Yes..yes & no: Yes i've seen it plenty...Seems like incidence is rising but perhaps we are just more aware. I've had 3 patients with recurrence who were no longer on beta blockers (treatment of choice) at time of recurrence. No, no deaths..Thankfully !
Answered 7/22/2013
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