Scared to Death

Scared to Death

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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Main Authors: Alberto Aimo, MD, Marco Di Paolo, MD, Vincenzo Castiglione, MD, Martina Modena, BS, Andrea Barison, MD, PhD, Matteo Benvenuti, MD, Valentina Bugelli, MD, Carlo Pietro Campobasso, MD, Benedetta Guidi, MD, Paolo G. Camici, MD, PhD, Michele Emdin, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
emotional stress
forensic examination
MINOCA
myocardial infarction
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920310512

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