An explanation for the so-called 'broken-heart syndrome'

Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 09:14 in Health & Medicine

Cardiologists have identified the mechanism underlying the Tako-Tsubo syndrome, characterized by a balloon-shaped heart. The heart takes on that particular shape after a strong emotional stress and shows symptoms similar to the ones of the infarction, although it is a much less serious disease.

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