JAKARTA – Literally, broken heart means a broken heart which can medically trigger heart disease. How could that be? As is generally known, that stress or experiencing pressure both on the mind and physically can reduce the health of the body.
Broken heart syndrome, reported by the Cleveland Clinic, Wednesday, December 15, has symptoms similar to a heart attack. Although different, the symptoms are the same, including shortness of breath and chest pain. However, in broken heart syndrome, there is no blockage of coronary arteries or permanent heart damage.
Broken heart syndrome is also known as stress cardiomyopathy or takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Takotsubo is the Japanese name for an octopus trap with a wide bottom and narrow neck. The shape resembles the left ventricle of the heart that is depressed as in broken heart syndrome.
The syndrome, which causes a disease similar to a heart attack, is triggered by emotional and physical stress. Such as sadness because of the death of a loved one, feelings of loss, bad news, intense fear, extreme anger, even receiving good news can be triggers.
In addition to the events that trigger emotional stress above, certain health problems can also increase the risk of broken heart syndrome, such as exhausting physical events, asthma attacks, dyspnea, seizures, stroke, high fever, hypoglycemia, heavy blood loss, and surgery.
In most cases, this broken heart syndrome does not make it worse. This means that only 1 percent of all people who have experienced broken heart syndrome die. On average, heart conditions are abnormal due to the emotional and physical stress experienced by women. A total of 88 percent of people with broken heart syndrome are women after menopause in the age range of 58-77 years.
What causes broken heart syndrome in the heart? The symptoms described above, it turns out the exact cause is not known. Experts think that stress hormones, such as adrenaline, noradrenaline, epinephrine, and norepinephrine, can interfere with heart function and most likely trigger broken heart syndrome.
According to experts, broken heart syndrome can disrupt the heart rhythm that was originally normal to become unstable. In addition, it causes part of the heart to temporarily enlarge and causes stronger contractions in other areas of the heart. These changes trigger the failure of the heart muscle to pump blood.
Signs of broken heart syndrome include severe chest pain, shortness of breath, weakened left ventricle of the heart, fluid buildup in the lungs, and low blood pressure. Broken heart syndrome also triggers complications although it is rare. Because this attack is unexpected and temporary, it is highly recommended to have regular health checks.
Well, as a preventative measure, experts suggest learning and practicing stress management and problem-solving techniques that help reduce physical and emotional stress levels.
For example, with relaxation techniques such as yoga, meditation, journaling, and getting used to mindfulness. In addition, it is necessary to live a healthy lifestyle to support overall health.
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