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  Vol. 294 No. 17, November 2, 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Earthquakes and Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

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To the Editor: In their Research Letter on the impact of earthquakes on Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, Dr Watanabe and colleagues1 present new evidence that a sufficiently strong stressor can elicit this syndrome in predisposed patients. In contrast to previous reports, the trigger was a natural catastrophe, and therefore a mass event rather than a private life event such as the death of a relative, an argument, or financial loss.2-3

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy as a response to these personal types of events typically affects women and only rarely men. It would be interesting to know if the sex distribution associated with a mass event such as an earthquake is similar.

Financial Disclosures: None reported.

Tomaso Gnecchi-Ruscone, MD
tomasognecchi@tiscali.it
Department of Cardiology
Ospedale di Merate
Merate, Lecco, Italy

1. Watanabe H, Kodama M, Aizawa Y, et al. Impact of earthquakes on Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. JAMA. 2005;294:305-306. FREE FULL TEXT
2. Wittstein IS, Thiemann DR, Lima JA, et al. Neurohumoral features of myocardial stunning due to sudden emotional stress. N Engl J Med. 2005;352:539-548. FREE FULL TEXT
3. Sharkey SW, Lesser JR, Zenovich AG, et al. Acute and reversible cardiomyopathy provoked by stress in women from the United States. Circulation. 2005;111:472-479. FREE FULL TEXT

Letters Section Editor: Robert M. Golub, MD, Senior Editor.

JAMA. 2005;294:2169.


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