BC43.5

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Stress-induced cardiomyopathy

Description

Stress-induced or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a disease of the myocardium characterised by episodes of acute onset, reversible left ventricular apical wall motion abnormalities mimicking acute myocardial infarction, but with non-specific electrocardiographic ST elevation and T wave changes, and minimal myocardial enzymatic release, in the absence of coronary stenosis.

Index terms

  • Stress-induced cardiomyopathy
  • Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
  • apical ballooning syndrome
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  • broken heart syndrome
  • stress cardiomyopathy

Inclusions

  • Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Exclusions from above levels

  • BC42 – Myocarditis
  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
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  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • 20 – Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

  • BC43.0 – Dilated cardiomyopathy
  • BC43.1 – Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  • BC43.2 – Restrictive cardiomyopathy
  • BC43.3 – Endocardial fibroelastosis
  • BC43.4 – Cardiomyopathy due to drugs or other external agents
  • BC43.6 – Arrhythmogenic ventricular cardiomyopathy
  • BC43.7 – Diabetic cardiomyopathy
  • BC43.Y – Other specified cardiomyopathy
  • BC43.Z – Cardiomyopathy, unspecified

Foundation entity

Stress-induced cardiomyopathy – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/478139552

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: BC43: Cardiomyopathy › 11: Diseases of the circulatory system