" Stress cardiomyopathy, also referred to as the "broken heart syndrome," is a condition in which intense emotional or physical stress can cause rapid and severe heart muscle weakness (cardiomyopathy). This condition can occur following a variety of emotional stressors such as grief (e.g. death of a loved one), fear, extreme anger, and surprise. It can also occur following numerous physical stressors to the body such as stroke, seizure, difficulty breathing (such as a flare of asthma or emphysema), or significant bleeding. "
"If patients often recover and survive if they are diagnosed early, there isn't any concrete treatment to "the broken heart syndrome", and many die because of it."
I sigh heavily while reading these harsh, painful words on the Internet. The medical team who's currently trying to help me told me basically everything about my illness, but I'm afraid that they are lying to me. That they don't want to tell me the whole truth. That I'm dying of a broken heart...
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The Broken Heart Syndrome
Romance" Stress cardiomyopathy, also referred to as the "broken heart syndrome," is a condition in which intense emotional or physical stress can cause rapid and severe heart muscle weakness (cardiomyopathy). This condition can occur following a variety of...
