Thursday, February 10, 2005

Broken-heart syndrome

According to a report in The New England Journal of Medicine, a sudden shock can trigger a condition called Broken-heart syndrome (technically known as stress cardiomyopathy). The condition mimics a heart attack but the heart is just "temporarily stunned". A surge of stress hormones released after an emotional trauma apparently overwhelms the heart leaving it unable to pump effectively. Geez.
posted by Bob at 2/10/2005 06:15:00 PM  | | digg | del.icio.us | reddit