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Reversible causes of acute myocardial dysfunction are important for clinicians to recognize. There are a number of reversible causes of acute myocardial dysfunction. These include transient ischemia-related causes, such as coronary vasoconstriction, transient thrombotic occlusion and high out-put states, some of which may lead to stunning and/or hibernating myocardium; myocarditis; sepsis; pulmonary embolism (reversible right ventricular dysfunction); exposure to drugs or toxins; anaphylaxis; subarachnoid hemorrhage; and catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy. Reversible biventricular dysfunction in patients with acute airway obstruction but normal coronary arteries is another cause of circulatory shock. The differential diagnosis of reversible acute myocardial dysfunction is reviewed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]