Diseases that Occur Because of a Broken Heart

Diseases that Occur Because of a Broken Heart - Heartbroken because a breakup does not reassure. When a broken heart, the mood became very chaotic.

Eliminating the pain of a broken not easy. But, if the flavor was too detained too long, it can lead to several health problems.

Diseases that Occur Because of a Broken Heart


A breakup is painful can cause the release of stress hormones that can trigger a response in heart function. In medical science, this is called the 'Broken Heart Syndrome'.

Conditions such as these very fatal and can cause death in conjunction are other responses such as suppression of the immune system.

By a doctor in Japan, who discovered it in 1991, the medical term for this condition is called 'Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy'.

The symptoms are very similar to a heart attack with chest pain who are strong enough, but not a regular heart attack. During stress and emotional upset, sometimes the body releases a series of hormones that affect the heart.

As reported by Health.com, Wednesday (07/02/2013), a study also found that patients experiencing physical stress, have lower survival rates, than those who merely an emotional stress.

Physical symptoms that may occur is

  •     Chest pain
  •     Hard to breathe
  •     arrhythmias
  •     Abdominal pain, nausea, loss of appetite
  •     Fatigue
  •     Insomnia


Broken Heart Syndrome psychological effects may include,

  •     Depression
  •     frequent crying
  •     Suicidal thoughts
  •     empty feeling
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