Sentences with phrase «of broken heart syndrome»

Ever heard of broken heart syndrome?

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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.

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or «broken heart syndrome,» occurs when the bottom of the heart balloons into the shape of a pot (a tako - tsubo) used in Japan to trap octopus.

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.

It's even possible for a breakup to result in something called broken heart syndrome, a temporary enlargement of the heart (with symptoms mimicking a heart attack) brought on by extreme physical or emotional stress.

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«When we do angiograms of the arteries [in people with broken heart syndrome], there isn't any obstruction of the coronary arteries,» says Nieca Goldberg, MD, the director of the Women's Heart Center at New York University Langone Medical Ceheart syndrome], there isn't any obstruction of the coronary arteries,» says Nieca Goldberg, MD, the director of the Women's Heart Center at New York University Langone Medical CeHeart Center at New York University Langone Medical Center.

If you experience broken heart syndrome, specialists generally provide supportive care (such as diuretics to combat the accumulation of fluid in the lungs), while the body performs its natural process of self - healing.

Officially known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy, broken heart syndrome is a rare heart condition with symptoms that can mimic those of a heart attack.

Though broken heart syndrome remains relatively rare, the number of people experiencing it appears to be on the rise, says Dr. Wittstein.

No one knows why broken heart syndrome primarily affects white, postmenopausal women, though speculation naturally rests on the possible role of estrogen.

He estimates that 2 % of all people thought to be having a heart attack actually have broken heart syndrome.

Of the 200 or so people with broken heart syndrome he and his colleagues have studied, roughly 40 % have a history of anxiety or depression, and many have been on antidepressants, he sayOf the 200 or so people with broken heart syndrome he and his colleagues have studied, roughly 40 % have a history of anxiety or depression, and many have been on antidepressants, he sayof anxiety or depression, and many have been on antidepressants, he says.

Broken heart syndrome is a «temporary dysfunction of heart tissue,» says Dr. Wittstein.

Oftentimes the surviving partner will die of what some call the «broken - heart syndrome.»