Clinical and instrumental features of stress-indced cardiomyopathy in physical and psychoemotional overexertion

Similarities and differences of clinical and instrumental features of stress-induced cardiomyopathy in physical and psychoemotional overexertion are presented in the work. Patients (n=53) having diagnosis of chronic stress-induced cardiomyopathy were examined. It is concluded that in general, manifestations of stressinduced cardiomyopathy caused by chronic psychoemotional or physical overexertion are rather similar: ECG-recorded polarization disorders, arrhythmias, EchoCG signs of impaired diastolic function, decreased radiopharmaceutical uptake in SPECT-imaging.