It turns out that the sadness will really be "broken"!One article takes you to understand this "heartbreak" disease

"Doctor, my chest has been painful for a day, and it's still painful now, please help me see it!" This is the first sentence that Aunt Liu, 62, went to Changsha TCM Hospital (Changsha Eighth Hospital), caused the first sentence, which caused The attention of emergency doctors immediately made electrocardiogram and blood drawing for them. As a result, myocardial ischemia, myocardial necrosis of myocardium, muscle calcium protein and myocardial enzymes significantly increased significantly.

After consulting the cardiac doctor, consider the possibility of acute myocardial infarction, and immediately start the green channel for Aunt Liu, start the catheter room, and improve the coronary movie. So, what is the cause of chest pain? What causes its heart damage and dysfunction?

After careful questioning, I learned that recently, Aunt Liu's house had been changed. She was very sad and had chest tightness and chest pain.

The doctor's consideration may get "cardiac syndrome", that is, stress stimulating cardiomyopathy, applying for cardiac ultrasound examination, found that the heart of the heart is round, the contraction activity is significantly weakened, which is in line with the changes in stress myocardial disease, and confirms the doctor's diagnosis.

After admission, Aunt Liu was treated in a timely manner. For about two weeks, the heart function was completely restored to normal, and she was discharged smoothly.

1. What is "heartbreak syndrome"

When a person feels sad, he usually says "my heart is broken." Although it is just a metaphor, the heart does not break because of sadness, but "heartbreak syndrome" may occur.

Cardiac syndrome is also called stress cardiomyopathy, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, and pointed spherical syndrome. It was originally discovered in Japan in 1990. The word "Takotsubo" comes from a jar of a catcher in Japan. The bottleneck is narrow and the base is wide. People with heartbreak syndrome, the left ventricle is swollen, which looks similar to the shape of this jar.

2. Under what circumstances is prone to "heartbreak syndrome"

This disease occurs in middle -aged and elderly women. Suddenly, there are obvious psychological or physical emergency situations. It can often develop after a sudden emotional excitement (such as hearing unfortunate news, frightening, quarrels with others, a state of panic, physical injury, encountering robbery, etc.).

3. What are the performances of "heartbreak syndrome"

Symptoms of cardiac syndrome, ECG, and myocardial enzyme detection are similar to the symptoms of myocardial infarction, such as chest pain, dyspnea, dizziness, etc. These symptoms may be within a few minutes or hours after emotional or physical stress events.

Cardiac syndrome may be life -threatening. It is characterized by short -term local contraction disorders in the left ventricular, similar to acute myocardial infarction (AMI), but does not obstruct the evidence of vascular angiography that is blocked by coronary heart disease or acute plaque rupture. In some cases, it may cause severe myocardial weakness and cause congestive heart failure, hypotension, shock, etc.

4. Can "heartbreak syndrome" be cured?

Most patients with stress myocardial disease can recover within one month, but they may also have severe complications. As long as the patient receives positive treatment, the symptoms will quickly improve. Therefore, you don't have to worry too much about "heartbreak". If you find the symptoms of discomfort, you should go to the cardiac internal medicine in time.

Sun Xiang, director of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine of Changsha Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (Eighth Hospital of Changsha City), reminded that emotional issues are worthy of attention. Once citizen friends have emotional problems, they should be resolved in time to maintain our mood and protect our hearts.

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Hunan Medical Chat Special Author: Changsha Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (Changsha No. 8 Hospital) Ultrasonic Image Department

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