心碎综合症是真的吗?

当你心碎的时候……真的

When you think of a broken heart, you may picture a cartoon drawing with a jagged line through it. But a real-life broken heart can lead to cardiac issues. 抑郁症, 心理健康 和 心脏病 连接. Read on for more information about how an extremely stressful event can have an impact on your heart.

一颗破碎的心的崩溃

心碎综合症, also called stress-induced cardiomyopathy or takotsubo cardiomyopathy, 即使你很健康也能罢工吗. (Takotsubo are octopus traps that resemble the pot-like shape of the stricken heart.)

Women are more likely than men to experience sudden, intense 胸部疼痛 — thought to be a reaction to a surge of stress hormones — that can be caused by an emotionally or physically stressful event. It could be the death of a loved one or a divorce, 分手或身体分离, 背叛或浪漫拒绝. It could even happen after a good shock, such as winning the lottery.

心碎综合症 may be misdiagnosed as a 心脏病 because the symptoms 和 test results are similar. Tests show dramatic changes in rhythm 和 blood substances that are typical of a 心脏病. But unlike a 心脏病, there’s no evidence of blocked heart arteries.

心碎综合症, a part of your heart temporarily enlarges 和 doesn’t pump well, while the rest of your heart functions normally or with even more forceful contractions. Researchers continue to learn more about the causes, 和 how to diagnose 和 treat it.

坏消息是: 心碎综合症 can lead to severe, short-term heart muscle failure. 在极少数情况下，它可能是致命的.

好消息是: 心碎综合症 is usually treatable. Most people who experience it make a full recovery within weeks, 和 they’re at low risk for it happening again.

注意事项:体征和症状

The most common signs 和 symptoms of broken heart syndrome are 心绞痛 (胸痛)和呼吸短促. You can experience these things even if you have no history of 心脏病.

心律失常 (abnormal heartbeats) or cardiogenic shock also may occur with broken heart syndrome. Cardiogenic shock is a condition in which a suddenly weakened heart can’t pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs, 和 it can be fatal if it isn’t treated right away.

Heart attack 和 broken heart syndrome: What’s the difference?

Some signs 和 symptoms of broken heart syndrome differ from those of 心脏病. 心碎综合症, symptoms occur suddenly after extreme emotional or physical stress. 其他一些差异:

• 血液测试 没有心脏损伤的迹象.
• An angiogram shows no signs of blockages in the coronary arteries.
• Tests show ballooning 和 unusual movement of the lower left heart chamber (left ventricle).
• Recovery time is usually within days or a few weeks, compared with the recovery time of over a month for a 心脏病.

了解更多关于心碎综合症的信息

If your health care professional thinks you have broken heart syndrome, you may need 冠状动脉造影, a test that uses dye 和 special X-rays to show the inside of your coronary arteries. Other diagnostic tests are blood tests, EKG, 超声心动图 (a painless test that uses sound waves to create moving pictures of your heart) 和 cardiac 核磁共振成像.

密切关注你的心脏健康, your health care professional may recommend an echo about a month after you’re diagnosed with the syndrome. Ask how often you should schedule follow-up visits.