Losing a loved one or suffering a serious disappointment can literally break our hearts. We are talking about Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or broken heart syndrome, a type of pathology that, without breaking this organ, deforms it, a painful mark that has little poetry. and has a favorite sex: women.
Currently, broken heart syndrome is not well known, nor is it known why almost 95% of diagnosed cases are women, however, there is a prevalence and we cannot turn a blind eye to an obvious reality, the emotional world sometimes has an impact, like a kick to the heart. Mercilessly. It makes us think we’re going to lose our lives, although fortunately it doesn’t usually happen.
- It is estimated that between 1 and 2% of women diagnosed with heart attack actually have broken heart syndrome.
- A condition that can be visualized perfectly in diagnostic tests.
- As the heart temporarily deforms on the left side.
- An obvious mark of this moment when stress becomes harmful in the body and is molded into our own organs.
- As a good craftsman.
- The mark of pain.
It is important to know your triggers and delve a little deeper into Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, we invite you to know more.
If the sound of broken hearts were audible, it is likely to become a very common sad soundtrack in our daily lives.
When we talk about heart problems, we usually associate them almost automatically with men, if this is the case, it is for a very simple reason: do hormones protect women’s hearts to some extent for much of their lives, making them more resilient?not invulnerable. However, after menopause, does this small defensive barrier fall and does the heart become less resistant to stress and anxiety?
Many of these enemies silently installed in our minds and bodies weaken emotional tissue, until one day, a disappointment or bad news is enough for this tissue to completely tear, suddenly high doses of catecholamines, adrenaline-like substances, are released. heart rate is triggered until it causes minor damage to the heart muscle. A deformation.
The heart wasn’t broken, but almost. The metaphor becomes a reality and we feel that we are dying, the symptoms are similar to those of myocardial infarction, however, patients are usually discharged at 3 or 4 days, the heart narrows, screams silently, but recovers. it’s always effective and there are no aftermath, but does anyone guarantee that we will no longer experience broken heart syndrome?
As we noted at the beginning, broken heart syndrome does not yet have much scientific literature, it was first described in Japan in the 1990s, it is also known to be more common in summer or spring, in women already postmenopausal.
Symptoms of broken heart syndrome include
The female mind, in general, usually has a small flaw: it prioritizes the emotions of others without their own. In your desire for protection and attention, will you always put your energies in the family, in your children, in your Gradually your worries and this delicate emotional world become a black hole that sooner or later implodes.
Therefore, it is necessary to think about the following aspects:
Take time, exercise moderately, practice yoga and give yourself the priority you are: the most important person in your life, make your heart your best weapon in these complex times, in these environments where there is only one thing: join forces to achieve your own happiness, your own inner peace.
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