Facing Broken Heart Syndrome by Vivienne Diane Neal

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Haveyou ever met someone and believed that person was the one. The lust isbeginning to develop. Quickly, you two become lovers.

 

Therelationship is so hot, you see the two of you being together eternally. Youare really in love with this individual; you would walk on burning cold to bewith that individual. But after a couple of years together, the relationship ends.That man/woman left you for another person, better yet, that person was yourbest friend.

 

Eventually,you feel as though your world has ended. Your breathing becomes rapid to thepoint where you believe you are suffering from heart failure.

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Whatyou are really facing is Broken Heart Syndrome, also known as Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy,Stress Cardiomyopathy or Stress-induced Cardiomyopathy. Wow, these terms aretongue twisters. This condition typically occurs after severe emotional orphysical stress and can mimic the symptoms of a heart attack.

 

Sometimesyou hear friends say, “He or she died from a broken heart when a spouse passesaway. Yet this broken heart syndrome can be serious if not treated at once. 

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So,the next time a lover leaves you for someone else, and your heart begins to actup, you may be suffering from “Broken Heart Syndrome,” that can end upbeing stress related and mimic the signs of a heart attack.