This case report highlights the potentially fatal interplay between stress-induced cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias such as complete heart block, and cardiogenic shock.
May prompt arrhythmia vigilance in stress cardiomyopathy with CAD; leaves open optimal management strategies.
A 59-year-old man presents to the hospital following a syncopal episode after a low-speed car accident without visible injuries. He was diagnosed with stress cardiomyopathy and severe triple-vessel coronary artery disease. The case was complicated by complete heart block that culminated in refractory cardiogenic shock. Literature and current approach are reviewed.
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