Some of those stories you heard or read about in a novel along the lines
of, ‘unable to cope with the grief, she finally died of a broken
heart…’, are so much true.
Scientists have proven that an abrupt shock caused by either good or
bad news can generate a fatal reaction in the human heart. This is a
condition called Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and involves a provisional
weakening of the heart muscle. This weakening is as a result of a strong
emotional commotion such as the exposure to constant stress, demise of a
loved one or a bad breakup, hence the name ‘broken heart syndrome’.
Let the name not mislead you into believing so, however. You don’t
have to experience a heart break to suffer from the broken heart
syndrome. Unexpected good news such as winning the lottery could result
to a state of emotional stress that your body undergoes as a result of a
very strong adrenaline surge that could lead to a cardiac arrest.
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