Men are more likely than women to die of ‘broken heart syndrome’: Study
- A study analyzing health records of 199,890 adults in the United States diagnosed with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy between 2016 and 2020 was conducted by investigators affiliated with the University of Arizona.
- They studied this stress-related heart condition caused by surges of stress hormones triggered by emotional or physical events like death or divorce.
- The condition, marked by temporary heart muscle enlargement and weakened pumping, leads to high rates of complications such as heart failure, stroke, and cardiac arrest.
- The overall death rate remained high at 6.5%, with men dying more than twice as often as women , and older adults showed the highest incidence.
- The study calls for prompt diagnosis, careful patient monitoring, and further research to reduce fatalities and develop new treatments for this serious syndrome.
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Men are more likely than women to die of 'broken heart syndrome': Study
(NewsNation) — A new study from the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) found that men die from a condition known as "broken heart syndrome" at more than twice the rate that women do. Broken heart syndrome, formally called takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is a heart condition that is brought on by physical or emotional stress, which can mimic the symptoms of a heart attack, such as sudden chest pains or shortness of breath. According to th…
Men Are Dying From 'Broken Heart Syndrome' at Twice The Rate of Women
We're all aware of the psychological pain of a broken heart – countless books, songs, and movies have been written and made on the topic – but there's also scientific evidence that a broken heart can be fatal too.
People really do die of a broken heart — and it kills men quicker than women
While women are known to more often suffer from the condition — men are the ones actually dying from it at more than twice the rate, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
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