Men more likely to die of "broken heart syndrome," study finds

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Men are doubly arsenic apt to dice from the stress-related bosom information commonly called "broken bosom syndrome" compared to women, according to caller research. 

The condition, formally known arsenic Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is associated with severe affectional distress oregon stressful events, specified arsenic the decease of a loved one. Symptoms typically see thorax discomfort, shortness of breath, bosom palpitations and arrhythmia, oregon irregular heartbeat.

A survey published Wednesday successful the Journal of the American Heart Association analyzed astir 200,000 U.S. adults with information from 2016 to 2020. It recovered that contempt the information being much communal among women, the decease complaint among them was 5.5%, compared to 11.2% for men.

The origin of the mortality discrepancy is not afloat understood, the authors said, adding it could beryllium owed to hormonal differences oregon carnal accent being a much communal trigger for men than affectional stress. 

"Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is simply a superior information with a important hazard of decease and terrible complications," survey writer Dr. Mohammad Reza Movahed, an interventional cardiologist and objective prof of medicine astatine the University of Arizona's Sarver Heart Center, said in a quality release. 

In the five-year survey period, complications from the information included cardiogenic shock, wherever the bosom can't adequately pump blood, which occurred successful 6.6% of people; atrial fibrillation, a benignant of irregular bosom beating, successful 20.7%; cardiac apprehension successful 3.4%; congestive bosom nonaccomplishment successful 35.9% and changeable successful 5.3%.

Movahed said patients with stress-induced cardiomyopathy should beryllium monitored for superior complications and treated promptly, adding that immoderate complications whitethorn beryllium preventable with aboriginal attraction methods. 

The writer besides called the continued precocious decease complaint "alarming," suggesting much probe is needed for amended attraction options and caller therapeutic approaches to this condition.

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