US Edition'Broken Heart Syndrome' Doubles Risk of Hospitalization
- On March 25, 2025, HealthDay News reported on a study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on March 24, 2025, regarding takotsubo syndrome and its impact on hospitalization rates.
- Takotsubo syndrome, also known as 'broken heart syndrome,' occurs when severe emotional or physical stress weakens the heart's main pumping chamber and can present like a heart attack, even in patients with no prior heart disease.
- The study, led by Dana Dawson from the University of Aberdeen in the U.K., analyzed data from the Scottish Takotsubo Registry between 2010 and 2017, tracking patients through May 2021.
- The research revealed that nearly 12,900 hospitalizations occurred among people diagnosed with takotsubo syndrome, leading to a 96% increased risk of hospitalization compared to the general public and comparable hospitalization rates to heart attack patients, who had a rate of 750 per 1,000 person-years.
- Medical examiners determined that actor Gene Hackman, age 95, who had Alzheimer's disease and whose wife Betsy Arakawa, age 65, had recently died from a hantavirus infection, died from heart disease around February 18, with some speculating that takotsubo syndrome may have played a role, and researchers emphasize the need for better care and further research into this condition.
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Broken Heart Syndrome is not as harmless as previously assumed. Recent research shows that it is almost as dangerous as a heart attack - and can hit anyone. By N. Walker.[more]]>
People who suffer from 'broken heart syndrome' are twice as likely to be readmitted to the hospital
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a weakening of the heart's left ventricle brought on by severe emotional or physical stress. Heart abnormalities brought on by the condition typically clear in a few weeks, but patients who have had broken heart syndrome are twice as likely to be readmitted to the hospital compared with the general population, according to a new study.
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'Broken Heart Syndrome' Doubles Risk of Hospitalization
Key Takeaways
“Broken heart syndrome” is not at all harmless as it was previously thought. Recent research shows that it is almost as dangerous as a heart attack. And it can hit anyone.
Broken-heart syndrome can end fatally, symptoms similar to heart attacks. Researchers warn of the often underestimated dangers.
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