Yes, 'broken heart syndrome' is real.
, MD, assistant professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine and co-author of the 2005 study, recently explained tothat this is significant because low estrogen levels can affect the blood vessels."When you actually inject estrogen down a blood vessel, the blood vessel dilates, gets bigger. So estrogen is a very important mediator of how blood vessels function in women," he said.
Wittstein says that one of the biggest revelations in his research is how subjective, and sometimes small, the emotional trauma can be while still causing."It's odd, when we first started describing this, we thought it had to be triggered by a massive tragedy, like the death of a loved one or a near-fatal car accident," he said."What we've seen over the years is that that's actually not true. Some of the triggers can seem fairly mild.
"In the early years we were just astounded at how fast we would see the hearts perk up again. It's almost like they were waking up," said Wittstein."I remember people that were sent to our center because they thought they would need a heart transplant. And a week later they're at home," he added. Still, you should never dismiss potentially serious cardiac symptoms, or assume they will resolve on their own. Call 911 immediately if you notice signs of broken heart syndrome, and especially if you suspect a heart attack.
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