Susan's aunt, age 50, was rushed to the hospital with heart failure two days after losing her husband to an automobile accident. There was no blood flow blockage or evidence of a traditional heart attack, yet her heart was pumping only a fraction of its normal volume. Physicians attributed the heart failure to __________.

A. broken-heart syndrome
B. an atypical heart attack
C. undetected mitral valve prolapse
D. angina


Answer: A

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