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Broken heart syndrome is caused by stressful situations and strong emotions, or a serious physical illness or surgery. This is written by the Times of India.
Broken heart syndrome is a condition that occurs predominantly in women due to an imbalance of hormones. It mimics a heart attack due to sudden stressors.
Doctors note that unlike a heart attack, broken heart syndrome occurs when sudden stress, whether physical or emotional, causes the heart muscle to weaken rapidly. In addition to takotsubo cardiomyopathy, this syndrome is also known as apical ballooning syndrome, Gebrochen-Hertz syndrome, or stress cardiomyopathy.
The vast majority of victims of broken heart syndrome are women, accounting for about 88% of reported cases. Most often, an anomaly occurs in connection with the onset of menopause and a decrease in the level of the hormone estrogen. The latter protects the heart from the harmful effects of stress.
As estrogen levels decline with age, women become more susceptible to the effects of stressful events. Such events may include sudden serious illness, surgery, death of a loved one or other loss. There are also cases where broken heart syndrome arose due to excitement associated with joyful and happy events.
According to experts, in most cases, the victims do not realize that they suffer from this disorder, and, despite some symptoms, they do not go to the doctors.
Common symptoms include the following ailments: chest pain; feeling short of breath; faintness, fainting; arrhythmia; other signs of acute heart failure.
Source: Rosbalt
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