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    Snow shoveler's infarction, or heart attack, can occur after heavy snowfall. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) mimics heart attack symptoms and is a key alternative diagnosis in these cases.

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    • Cardiology
    • Emergency Medicine
    • Public Health

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    • Snow shoveler's infarction describes the increased incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) following snowstorms.
    • Public awareness of this phenomenon is often heightened by media coverage after heavy snowfall.

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    • The patient's condition was diagnosed as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM), a transient stress-induced cardiomyopathy.
    • TCM can be clinically indistinguishable from MI.

    Implications:

    • TCM should be considered as an alternative diagnosis for chest pain presenting after heavy snowfall.

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