Major physical and emotional stressors, such as earthquakes, can trigger Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, particularly in elderly women.
Alerts clinicians to consider Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after acute disasters in elderly women; leaves open causal confirmation beyond observational reports.
'Takotsubo' cardiomyopathy can occur on the day of the earthquake in elderly women living near the epicenter.
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