Doctors say that a "broken heart" should be considered a diagnosis
Last reviewed: 17.10.2021
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Unfortunately, many people sometimes face loss of loved ones or disappointment in love - usually such a condition in the people is called "broken heart". A person at the same time feels emptied, "crushed", he "lacks air" from numerous experiences. Scientists are worried about this, and for this there are many reasons: after such violent emotions, the work of the heart is much more complicated.
Pain in the soul, stress, loss of a loved one - such experiences can "break the heart" in a literal sense. That's what scientists think, cardiologists.
Physicians even identified the name of the syndrome of a broken heart. In medical circles it is called Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. The essence of this disease lies in the fact that after a severe shock, the contractility of the myocardium weakens. If such a syndrome is left without attention, then in the future it can result in a heart attack or a lack of heart activity.
There are even some statistical data. For example, it is known that parents who face the loss of their baby have a four-fold risk of dying for 10 years after the loss. Similar conclusions were drawn during various studies during which experts tried to determine how the loss of the "second half" is reflected in later life. The cause of the "broken heart" is connected not only with psychological stresses. At experiences the immunity of the person weakens, the development of inflammatory processes is potentiated, the risk of complications arising after usual catarrhal diseases increases. People in a state of stress are more likely to get injured and get into an accident - mainly because of constant distracting thoughts and impaired concentration.
Physicians note that often a person after the experience of stress can have an absolutely normal appearance. Moreover, he himself can assert that he has completely recovered from suffering. A person does the usual everyday affairs, works, contacts other people and even smiles. However, in fact, in his body and brain there are significant pathological processes - in medicine this condition is called "smiling depression." This disease - and this is a disease - is difficult to detect, and even more so, cured. In fact the patient hides the illness, putting on a specific "mask of the safe man". In fact, it's gnawing incredible anguish, until the appearance of suicidal tendencies.
Most medical specialists are sure: if a person has suffered a broken heart syndrome, then he should, at least throughout the year, be observed by a cardiologist and psychotherapist.
The results of the study are published on the pages of the British Medical Journal, and are also distributed by BBC Health.