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What cardiac changes actually take place during broken heart syndrome?
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Stress Hormones: Broken Heart syndrome or apical balooning as some call it results from severe stress like the loss of a loved one, during the episode which usually resolves in a wk time, the person may experience chest pain and shortness of breath, there is some disruption of the normal pumping functions of the heart. if chest pain and SOB continue, one needs to seek medical help
Answered 5/27/2016
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