What is Broken-heart syndrome

Broken-heart syndrome — otherwise known as stress cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy — was first described in Japan in 1990 and has been recognised in Australia for only about 10 years.

Stress cardiomyopathy occurs when the main pumping chamber of the heart fails and balloons with blood.

There is a strong relationship between the syndrome and physical or emotional stress, such as death of a loved one, a serious accident, a sudden illness or a natural disaster, hence the name.

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