Broken Heart Syndrome

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Imagine this scenario: An elderly man passes away suddenly, and then a few days later his brokenhearted wife of 60 years has chest pain.

Known in the medical community as stress-induced cardiomyopathy, mimics symptoms of a heart attack, including shortness of breath, chest pain, heart failure, and a feeling of impending doom. According to a study published in theNew England Journal of Medicine, which looked at 19 women without existing heart disease, the overwhelming stress of heartbreak can cause the body to release hormones that may be responsible for this palpable reaction. "This stress reaction causes the blood to form tiny clots that can actually trigger a heart attack," and it can kills you in few hours... hmmmm. 

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