Sentences with phrase «broken heart syndrome causes»

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Heartbreak is a real thing — studies indicate the stress of a breakup can cause what's known as broken heart syndrome, or the slightly less sexy takotsubo cardiomyopathy (named unromantically after a Japanese octopus trap), which can lead to death.

Now, a new study suggests that «broken heart syndrome,» whose symptoms resemble those of a heart attack, may be the result of a massive surge of stress hormones caused by a traumatic experience.

An extreme example of this intimate heart - anahata connection is the «broken heart syndrome,» caused by sudden, extreme stress in the form of shock, grief or sadness that results in a sick heart.

Broken heart syndrome may look and feel like a heart attack (which can also be caused by acute stress), but unlike with heart attacks, blocked arteries aren't to blame.

This is called broken heart syndrome (the more technical term is stress cardiomyopathy) and can also be caused by extreme fear, anxiety, or surprise.