‘The cardiologist Justin Ezekowitz of the Mazakowski Alberta Heart Istitutute in Edmonton has found that grief can trigger a rare condition called transient apical ballooning syndrome – in layman’s terms, a broken heart. The heart doesn’t break, but it does weaken and beat abnormally. It even visibly changes shape and looks like a deflating balloon, or a teardrop. “Extreme emotional trauma can hammer the heart with a surge of adrenaline,” Dr. Ezekowitz says. Thankfully, most of the time, the damage isn’t permanent. Most of the broken-hearted mend within a few weeks (or a brief stay at a local Australian hospital).
*Italics are this author’s addition
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hmm! and all this while i thought it was the cocaine.
common misconception. because i wanted to clear up any confusion, i called a dear friend: according to dr. agarello nee stinkarella of the sesame street academy for medical science "i've reviewed the file in question. i must say that although this patients acute heart issue may strongly resemble the damage done by an amphetamine overdose, it was in actuality a severe case of broken-heartitis. the most severe that i have ever seen. this is evidenced by the extreme mismatch of the couple in question which lead to the terrible and messy breakup. there also appears to be a small fissure line running vertically from the top of the heart muscle to the very bottom. this fissure might have been overlooked due to the outdated equipment used by australian doctors."
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